Editing Template:Attribution needed/doc (section)

====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 ...}}