About quotation in the thesis1 A When we write an academic paper, we almost always need to borrow ideas, statistics, and previous research findings to strengthen our own ideas, to explain our own arguments, and to support our own evidence. Such practice not only fits our research into the larger picture of a particular field of research, but also lends a basis and persuasiveness to our arguments.2 ADirect quotationParaphrasingSummarizing Generally speaking, there are three legal ways of using ou
