Read the sentence. As Carl Becker [1] pointed out during the rise of European fascism after World War I [2], for democracy to prosper, it needs “a certain measure of economic security” [3]. [4] In which position should a citation be inserted? position 1 position 2 position 3 position 4
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In the given sentence, year of publication may be mentioned after the author’s name i.e. position 1, and it is a direct quote therefore the page no. should be mentioned at no. 3.
As per the APA citation style, in writing the direct quote, complete citation may be mentioned after the quote but before full stop/period i.e. at position 3. However in given sentence you may also mention the year at position no. 1 and page no. at position no. 3
The citation should be placed in position 3.
This is because, the position 3 is right after a quotation has been used in the paragraph.
Using any quotation requires providing the citation link if that quotation.
This helps in ensuring that the quotation is taken from a valid source and the information implied by it is reliable.