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What is a citation?(1 point)
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the act of taking words or ideas from a source and passing them off as one’s own
the act of taking words or ideas from a source and passing them off as one’s own
a reference to a source used to inform a piece of writing
a reference to a source used to inform a piece of writing
a statement from a source that is included verbatim in a text
a statement from a source that is included verbatim in a text
the information in a text that supports the thesis or main point
the information in a text that supports the thesis or main point
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What is a citation?(1 point)
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the act of taking words or ideas from a source and passing them off as one’s own
the act of taking words or ideas from a source and passing them off as one’s own
a reference to a source used to inform a piece of writing
a reference to a source used to inform a piece of writing
a statement from a source that is included verbatim in a text
a statement from a source that is included verbatim in a text
the information in a text that supports the thesis or main point
the information in a text that supports the thesis or main point
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GPT-4o mini
A citation is best described as **a reference to a source used to inform a piece of writing**. It acknowledges the original source of information or ideas, thereby giving credit to the original author and allowing readers to locate the source themselves.