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One of the ways to judge if something is common knowledge is to ask yourself if anyone in the field would know this information or if no-one would argue against it. It is not necessary to cite information that is common knowledge. The correct answer is to this question is c). An additional reason to give credit is that the fact that someone else's research supports your argument makes your thesis stronger, so it is to your own advantage to cite the author's name. The originator must be credited for his or her own work. Remember, that the data that others create are the result of their own work, and are like a kind of intellectual capital.
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The correct answer to this question is c). Note that quoting is usually done more in the arts and social sciences than in the sciences and is usually best done 1) when the words quoted are the best, most memorable, or most succinct way of expressing the information, 2) when you are referring to an original text that you are writing about - as in a close reading, or 3) when the words are those of an acknowledged master or authority in the field. You always have to give a reference when you quote specific words or passages from another source - and you must put the author's words within quotation marks to indicate that you are doing this.