Argumentation Referencing Guide
(updated May 2023)

Last updated: Mon, May 29 2023 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Argumentation style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Argumentation citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Argumentation.

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How do you cite a book in the Argumentation referencing style? (2023 Guide)

Have you come across fiction, non-fiction, history, novel or any other book and you want to include it in your works-cited-list in Argumentation? This is how.

Here’s an example book citation in Argumentation using placeholders:

Last Name, First Name. 2000. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. Edition. City: Publisher.

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Argumentation citation:

Angelou, Maya. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House.

And an in-text citation book citation in Argumentation looks like this: (Angelou 1969)

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How to reference a journal article in the Argumentation citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Argumentation format?

The basic information included in your citation will be the same across all styles. However, the format in which that information is presented is somewhat different depending on style you need. To cite a paper in Argumentation, follow this example

Here’s a Argumentation journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. Title. Container Volume. Journal Name: pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI.

So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Argumentation:

Petit, C., and J.M. Sieffermann. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 18. Food Quality and Preference: 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann 2007)

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How to cite a website in a paper in Argumentation style?

Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in Argumentation this is what you need

Here’s an Argumentation example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. Title. Publisher. January1.

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran, Mark. 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. November5.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Argumentation in 2023

While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in Argumentation

Here’s a Argumentation citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. 2000. Title. YouTube. January1.

So how to cite a video Argumentation?

Pixar. 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. June3.

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Argumentation referencing style

Are you listening to a podcast and you want to use it in your essay or presentation? Here’s how to cite it in Argumentation

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Argumentation.

Lastname, Firstname. 2000. Title. Publisher.

Podcast referencing example in Argumentation using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. 2018. 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life 2018)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Argumentation referencing style?

You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in Argumentation

An example song citation in Argumentation.

Lastname, Firstname. 2000. Song Title. Album.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Argumentation:

The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)

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Argumentation Referencing Guide (updated May 2023)