In chapter 3, the author talks alot about quotations in an essay. They can be a good thing or a bad thing for the paper. The best reason that a writer could quote someone is because that means that the writer is deffinetly not making anything up. It tell that reader that "Here it is. This is what (someone) said themselves." Now quoting people can also back fire on someone. If a writer just fills up their paper quotations, then 1) there is not much of their own thought going into the paper, and 2) alot of time, the writer does not even know what they are quoting. That's why qutoing needs to be selective when putting it into a paper.
While reading chapter 5, it discussed more about making ure the reader can understand the difference between your point-of-view and person who you took the quote from. There are suttle words that will let you know who's ideas you are reading. If the reader can not distiguish who's thoughts are who's, then there is really no point for them to read the paper. That is why it is important for writer's to make it clear when they are talking about THEIR thoughts, and when they are talking about their QUOTES.
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