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Using Introductory Tags in Research Writing
An introductory tag introduces a quote by providing the authority's name and a strong verb:
In his memoirs, Eisenhower claims to have been kept silent because of the confidentiality of government secrets (225).
For more information about using quotations, see http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/usingquotes.html; for more information about using paraphrases, see http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/usingpara.html.
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