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I'm writing a book on a controversial topic (I usually frequent /pol/) and I want to know how many citations are too many. I want the book to be well cited but I might have overdone it idk.

I showed a friend and he said the book is illegible with the amount of citations I added.

>> No.22338817
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>>22338813
This is page one of my book.

>> No.22338832

Lame and forced. Stick to /pol/.

>> No.22338836

>>22338832
/thread

>> No.22338964

>>22338813
Literally every time you make an assertion that isn't personal anecdote or your clearly defined opinion.

Also good reputable sources for citations.

This is basic essay writing.

>> No.22339009

>>22338813
Citations are retarded. Especially if you’re outside the academic world, where “peer” review doesn’t matter or exist.

>> No.22339954

>>22338813
Use LaTeX you dunce.
The Jews [1-399] have been accused of many crimes [401-599].
>inb4 it's just a joke
I don't care, it's a retarded joke and should be corrected

>> No.22339973

>>22338964
You don't need to source common knowledge either.

>> No.22340046

>>22338817
toppest of keks

>> No.22340240

>>22339954
Unironically didn't think of that, holy shit i'm retarded sometimes. Thanks, this'll allow me to add way more citations.

>> No.22340392

>>22340046
lmao

>> No.22341817

>>22338832
>>22338836
it was funny and you two should kys

>> No.22341828

>>22338813
Citations aren't meant to exhaustively prove your point, your point will be shat on by disingenuous midwits no matter what. Citations are meant to give the honest reader some places to follow up if they want to know more.

>> No.22342761

>>22338813
>>22338817
>>22340240
roflmao

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>> No.22342903

>>22341828
>your point will be shat on by disingenuous midwits no matter what.
But what about people who are genuinely curious? Shouldn't I proide as many citations to thoroughly prove my point?

>> No.22343516

>>22342903
>>22338817
In line citations are used in scientific papers to refer to material you don't want to reintroduce in a short format. Even in experimental disciplines, books avoid using them because everything should follow reading the book, and references are pushed to autistic bibliographies at the end. Arguing about the sources should only be done if absolutely necessary or if it's the very point of the book.

>> No.22344626

>>22341817
no it wasn't. OP as the faggot he is will repost this thread's reactions of awe in reddit or twitter

>> No.22344732

>>22338813
It depends on the genre of book. In a historical or literary analysis you might have a bibliography that is 10% of the length of the work itself.

>> No.22344748

>/pol/
>a friend
I don't believe you

>> No.22344915

>>22338817
made me laugh

>> No.22344994

>>22338817
Looks fine to me, DFW has written footnotes that spanned multiple pages

>> No.22346084

>>22338817
kek