It is important to understand why we must cite references used in our works. “A responsible scholar [cites] to give credit to other researchers and acknowledging their ideas” (MIT Libraries, 2017, para. 2).
Hicks builds his reasons of the importance of citing around the lack of structure of “when, how often, and where to place citation in written work” (Hicks, Page 177-178). With that, Hicks gives his reasons to his readers for citing work when writing. First, it gives credibility to the author and the original contributor. Second, the cited work provides evidence for the writer’s argument. Third, it keeps intellectual property appropriated to the original author. Lastly, Hicks defines plagiarism, and points out that by citing references, it
Hicks builds his reasons of the importance of citing around the lack of structure of “when, how often, and where to place citation in written work” (Hicks, Page 177-178). With that, Hicks gives his reasons to his readers for citing work when writing. First, it gives credibility to the author and the original contributor. Second, the cited work provides evidence for the writer’s argument. Third, it keeps intellectual property appropriated to the original author. Lastly, Hicks defines plagiarism, and points out that by citing references, it