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How often do I need to footnote a paragraph based on the same source

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If I'm writing a paragraph that discusses a topic and the entire paragraph is based on the same source (assume the same page too). Do I need to footnote every sentence or would the first sentence be sufficient?

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You don't cites the source for a paragraph. You cite the source for an assertion. Each assertion should be cited, regardless of whether it occurs in the same paragraph as another assertion, and regardless of whether it comes from the same source as a previous assertion.

This is not really a matter of style. It is a matter of the nature of citations. A citation says, "what I am saying is true cuz it says it here too". You cite when you make an assertion that requires this backup.

What is a matter of style is what type of assertions you have to back up with citations.

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