Question

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

Answer 1

The period reveals to you that one thought has halted and another one is coming.

In case you put the reference after the period, the reference is drifting around not knowing where to append.

In this manner the right answer is position 3.

It is after the data however before the period which embraces the reference to the data.