Editing Template:Attribution needed/doc (section)

===Examples===

====Example three====

::{{!xt|It was "clearly a case of XYZ". Next sentence[s].{{dummy reference|1}}}}

In writing this, it was the editor's intent to quote from the source cited; however, the citation for a quote should be explicit.

Resolved as:

::{{xt|It was "clearly a case of XYZ".{{dummy reference|1}} Next sentence[s].{{dummy reference|1}}}}

====Example four====

::{{!xt|It was "clearly a case of XYZ". Next sentence[s].{{dummy reference|1}}{{dummy reference|2}}{{dummy reference|3}}{{dummy reference|4}}}}

In this case, the source of the quote is even less clear.

:Resolved as:
::{{xt|It was "clearly a case of XYZ".{{dummy reference|1}} Next sentence[s].{{dummy reference|1}}{{dummy reference|2}}{{dummy reference|3}}{{dummy reference|4}}}}

This example has similarities to the use of {{tl|Specify}}, where two opposing views are expressed but which sources apply is not clear. The distinction in usage is that this template is applied at the point of the quote and is to resolve which source applies to the quote.

====Example five====

::{{!xt|It was "the most something" of a case of XYZ. Next sentence[s].{{dummy reference|1}}}}

This is an example of where the article editor appears to be quoting a phrase from a source, as opposed from using quote marks for [[use–mention distinction]] or a [[Scare quotes|scare quote]].  The citation should be bought closer to the quote.

:Resolved as:
::{{xt|It was "the most something" of a case of XYZ.{{dummy reference|1}} Next sentence[s].{{dummy reference|1}}}}

This is appropriate where the quoted phrase is not reasonably mistaken as [[use–mention distinction]] or a [[Scare quotes|scare quote]].

:or
::{{xt|It was "the most something"{{dummy reference|1}} of a case of XYZ. Next sentence[s].{{dummy reference|1}}}}

Where the quoted phrase might be mistaken as [[use–mention distinction]] or a [[Scare quotes|scare quote]].  

:An alternative is to explicitly attribute the phase quoted.
::{{xt|It has been described by the author, ''Name'', as "the most something" of a case of XYZ.{{dummy reference|1}} Next sentence[s].{{dummy reference|1}}}}
:or
::{{xt|It has been described by the author, ''Name'', as "the most something"{{dummy reference|1}} of a case of XYZ. Next sentence[s].{{dummy reference|1}}}}

Scare quotes should, in general, be attributed, since they usually represent a "point of view", unless they are the subject of discussion.

::{{!xt|It was "scare quote" ...}}
:as opposed to
::{{xt|The "scare quote" was the subject of ...}}