When should you paraphrase the ideas in a source rather than using a direct quote? when you want to maintain your own voice when the quote is so good it would make your ideas look weak when the original

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asked Oct 21, 2022 216k views

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When should you paraphrase the ideas in a source rather than using a direct quote?

when you want to maintain your own voice
when the quote is so good it would make your ideas look weak
when the original quote is not long enough
when the quote is includes unrelated information