This issue is clarified in the second part of the next footnote. ^(See 2b)^

I once argued this with my teacher in Uni.

“Do I have to find a quote of someone saying it if I say the sky is blue? Do I have to reference my parents when I put my name at the top of the page?”

Unsurprisingly, he said I was being obtuse.

“Yes” ¹

1. Lastname, Me (2023). Part 3. In A Book of Things I Wrote Just to Cite Them (37th ed., Vol. 1, pp. 1–100). story, Me Publishing.

All citations must be in the form of memes.

Improper citation ☝️🤓

This isn’t even correct.

I think he cited the wrong source. Technically William Shakespeare was plagiarizing that from someone before him

“No”^1

1 No