Question

Read the following quote:

People say girls have to be 90 percent confident before we raise our hands, but boys just raise their hands. I tell girls that we should take the risk and try anyway, just like the boys do. – Alice Paul Tapper, age 10, on what inspired her to develop a new Girl Scout badge called Raise Your Hand

You are writing a paper on gender differences in classroom behavior. Should this quote be paraphrased or directly quoted, and why?


It should be directly quoted because the author’s own words are more powerful than a paraphrase.


It should be paraphrased so it doesn’t distract from your own authority.


It should be directly quoted because the source is a subject matter expert.


It should be paraphrased because the author is a minor.

Answer 1

The answer is A.

Step-by-step explanation:

it should be directly quoted because the author’s own words are more powerful than a paraphrase.