To Cite or Not to Cite?

You need to cite when you paraphrase or summarize someone's ideas or opinions.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Yes! Give credit where credit is due. If you find information somewhere cite it!

You need to cite when you include uncommonly known facts and statistics.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Yes! Citation is also about sharing. If you find a fact someone else is looking for, citation allows them to find it.

You need to cite when you include your own opinion.

• True

• False

You need to cite when you include an image from Google.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Yes! Just because you can download it does not mean it is free to reuse. If someone else created the image, cite it so you give proper credit to the creator.

You need to cite when you include a commonly known fact.

• True

• False

You need to cite when you create your own video.

• True

• False

You need to cite when you borrow code.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Code, such as the HTML for this website, is copyright not unlike articles in a magazine. If you reuse the code, give credit to the creator via a citation.

You need to cite when you use generative AI to create text and visual content for a presentation.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Yes! You need to be honest with your audience when you use content that wasn't created by you. Talk to your instructors in advance and learn how generative AI may be used, if it all.