: Re: Multiple Same Source Citations in the same Paragraph in MLA format? I'm writing a paper for a Political Science class. We are allowed to use "any standard citation format", so I've decided to

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This (pdf guide by Austin Peay State University) states the following about citing the same source multiple time in the same paragraph:

When citing a source the first time, use the author’s name(s) unless the name is used as part of the sentence that introduces the source’s text.
Example: The expert of writing claims, “MLA Style of formatting is the easiest style to use” (Modern 45).
When citing same source again, cite only by page number (if hardcopy source) for subsequent citations unless you switch sources (i.e., use another source).
Example: The expert adds, “MLA Style does not require a title page like APA and Chicago Style do” (48).

This (pdf guide by Ithaca College Library) states the following:

If you write a paragraph that quotes more than once from the same page of the same source—and no other source is quoted—you may use a single parenthesis after the last quotation.

I am not too sure about citing websites multiple times (have not found anything concrete in such a case) but you might consider introducing the source in the beginning and then at the end of the paragraph including the details of the website?

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