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hit and run quotation
3 posts
- 06SaturdayDifferent Angle·
For years I thought block quotes showed respect for the source; scanning my own writing as a reader revealed that even I was skipping right past them.
A Block Quote Is Not Respect: The Comfort of Cutting and Pasting
Dumping a long block quote is often mistaken for respect toward the source; in truth, it is unrefined raw material that readers skip. When we tried trimming and weaving everything inline, we tripped in three critical places. Here is the conditional map with micro-examples.
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- 05FridayFramework·
For years, I formatted quotes into blocks and slapped "as can be seen" underneath—it took a live read-aloud session to realize readers weren't reading those blocks at all.
The Quote-Weaving Matrix: 4 Stitching Techniques to Anchor Source Quotes Seamlessly
Dropping a block quote and trailing it with "as seen above" creates a patch that readers simply skip. Here are four stitching techniques based on quote function and length—premise-claim bridge, embedded phrasing, counterpoint doorway, and exit line—along with a micro-tactical matrix showing when each works and when it bloats the copy.
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- 01MondayOpening·
For years I thought quotes were self-evident proof; reader behavior showed otherwise—people skipped indented blocks in a single sweep.
Dropping Quotes and Running: What Readers Miss When You Write "As Seen Above"
For years we pasted expert quotes in blocks and typed 'as seen above' beneath them; readers skipped anything indented. Drawing on our own failed attempts, we explore why a quote is never proof on its own, why the bridge between claim and source carries the weight, and when that bridge merely bloats your prose.
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