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The problem is that Wikipedia is a secondary source. If I cite wikipedia you need to go through the reference list in the end of the article to find the primary
by ufo 9y ago
The problem is that Wikipedia is a secondary source. If I cite wikipedia you need to go through the reference list in the end of the article to find the primary source for the fact that I cited. If I had instead cited that source directly you wouldn't need to go through this extra step.
- thaumasiotes 9y agoYes you would. Why would you trust the source Wikipedia cites more than you trust Wikipedia? It's not a primary source either; those are very rare. https://www5.in.tum.de/~huckle/Sutton_Spinach_Iron_and_Popeye_March_2010.pdf https://www5.in.tum.de/~huckle/Sutton_Spinach_Iron_and_Popey...
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