How to quote?

How to quote?

In the case of APA and the Harvard citation method, the source is immediately after the quote in brackets in the text. The source information includes the information author, year and, if applicable, page number. In the German citation style, the sources are given with the help of footnotes.

What is the effect of quotations?

Quotations can be the starting point of your own argumentation, can be used as a safeguard, serve as an antipole to your own position and much more. A quotation does not automatically explain what it should stand for: the function of the quotation must be made clear to the readers.

Why are quotations important?

References and quotations can make the writer’s thinking process easier to understand for the reader. A scientific contribution can only be used further if the argumentation, the (intellectual) experiment can be checked for the reader.

How do I quote from an interview?

published in a newspaper, podcast or magazine, it is considered published. You cite a published interview like the source in which the interview appeared. Give the author of the source as the author.