Citation and Referencing Audit of an Assignment
Check references against style rules.
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Audit the citations in my assignment. In-text citations and the reference list: [CITATIONS]. The required style guide: [STYLE_GUIDE]. Sources I actually used: [SOURCES_USED]. Match each in-text citation to a reference, find references never cited, formatting errors, missing details, quotes without page numbers, and sources that are weak for academic use. Do not invent missing details; mark them [ADD SOURCE]. Return a table with Item, Problem and Fix, a final checklist, and a note to verify the style guide's current rules [VERIFY]. Also suggest using a reference manager consistently, checking each source's details against the original, and ensuring that every quotation has a page number. Add a short checklist for the final proofread and a reminder to follow the course's own guide. Further, suggest how to keep a running bibliography while writing so that references are never rebuilt from memory. Finish with a short list of warning signs that would tell me the fixes are not working or are causing new problems, and what to do then.
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