Playing Nicely with Others or how to include quotes effectively

Why We Quote

Don’t hit-and-run Often writers who aren’t practiced in quoting will simply use quotes in their writing without introducing or explaining the quote.

For example… Susan Bordo writes about women and dieting. “Fiji is just one example. Until television was introduced in the 1995, the islands had no reported cases of eating disorders. In 1998, three years after programs from the United States and Britain began broadcasting there, 62 percent of the girls surveyed reported dieting.” I think Bordo is right. Another point Bordo makes is that….

Sandwiching Quotes Instead you should always sandwich your quotes between an introduction of some kind and an explanation of the quotes relevance to your argument. Bread: Introduce quote Meat: Quote Bread: Explain quote

How can we do that? In his/her review X _(verb)_ that “_(quote)_” Examples of verbs: Argue Assert Claim Insist Observe Suggest Acknowledge Admire Endorse Praise Complain Deny Question Reject

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Explaining Quotes Basically X is saying… X’s analysis proves… X’s claim shows the importance of… The essence of X’s argument is that… X’s perspective shows… X’s point is similar to Y’s/my point in that… X’s argument is closely related to…

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