Quick Help: Deciding to quote, paraphrase, or summarize

Quick Help: Deciding to quote, paraphrase, or summarize

Quote

  • Wording that is so memorable or powerful, or expresses a point so perfectly, that you cannot change it without weakening the meaning

  • Authors’ opinions you wish to emphasize

  • Authors’ words that show you are considering varying perspectives

  • Respected authorities whose opinions support your ideas

  • Authors whose opinions challenge or vary greatly from those of others in the field

Paraphrase

  • Passages in which the details, but not the exact words, are important to your point

Summarize

  • Long passages in which the main point is important to your point but the details are not