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Five Types of Information You Must Acknowledge

3. You must acknowledge Arguable Assertions

This one can be a little trickier than the others. Sometimes authors make statements that may or may not be true. If a statement sounds like an opinion, could be debated, or isn't backed with statistical data, you must cite the source.

example of an arguable passage paraphrased. See long description

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