Pseudo-citation Edit Meaning

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The act of using an inappropriate source or citation when writing a document.

When you're supposed to write a scholarly, scintific document for some academic institution but instead you write it based on opinion. You would use a pseudo-citation by citing a random book or website to make it look like you did research.

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The act of using an inappropriate source or citation when writing a document.

When you're supposed to write a scholarly, scintific document for some academic institution but instead you write it based on opinion. You would use a pseudo-citation by citing a random book or website to make it look like you did research.