Signal the Use of
a SourceStrategy 2: Divide Your Sources
Another strategy you can employ to signal your sources is to divide
your source material. You have to use this technique carefully because
this technique results in a sentence that feels a little choppy. You
can use this technique if you want to add emphasis to the source material,
or cause your reader to mentally pause between two pieces of source
material. Two examples of this technique are below.
“Despite changing membership over time,” Dye (1995) states, “the
Supreme Court has not altered its policy regarding affirmative action
as a remedy for past discrimination” (p. 62).
“Men lack heart,” writes Pascal, “they would not
make a friend of it” (p. 31).
Ultimately, this technique can be very effective; however, use it
sparingly to avoid losing the effectiveness of the emphasis and to
avoid creating paragraphs that sound choppy and awkward.
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