Literary notes about Cite (AI summary)
In literature the word “cite” has been employed in a remarkably versatile manner. Authors use it to indicate the act of drawing on authority, evidence, or personal experience—from formal references meant to substantiate a claim, as seen when a legal or sociological argument is bolstered by citing established works ([1], [2], [3], [4]), to more conversational or even challenging appeals where one demands proof or further instances ([5], [6], [7]). In many texts the term serves a dual purpose: it not only signals the use of external support—whether quoting historical figures, invoking classic scholarly works, or referring to well-documented cases ([8], [9], [10])—but it also functions as a stylistic device for emphasis or repetition, as when it is deliberately reiterated to reinforce a point ([11], [12]). Thus, across genres ranging from judicial manuals and historical treatises to novels and philosophical essays, “cite” is adapted as both a practical tool and a rhetorical flourish to connect claims with evidence, lending authority and clarity to the discourse ([13], [14], [15]).
- Examples of the relationship are known to every one of us, but I want to cite two out of my own experience as types.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross - We may cite Proudhon's Philosophie de la Misere as an example of this form.
— from The Communist Manifesto by Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx - I shall cite the nearest possible examples that may be followed in such cases.
— from The Social Contract & Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau - For, with respect to him what better authority can we cite than Plato?
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations by Marcus Tullius Cicero - That’s plain!” “You’re dodging—cite me a fact, cite me a fact!”
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal - But can you expect me to cite further illustrations until you declare yourself convinced?
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud - "No, you can't cite them in court," he said.
— from The Trial by Franz Kafka - I shall never hesitate to cite Cesare Borgia and his actions.
— from The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli - I cite the example of the decorative theatrical artist, who can make the most beautiful images with a few, but very characteristic blots.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross - Of the emigration from Ringsaker, I may cite Simon Simerson of Belmond, Iowa:
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States by George T. Flom - To re-cite is to cite again, to repeat, to tell over and over.
— from How We Think by John Dewey - To re-cite is to cite again, to repeat, to tell over and over.
— from How We Think by John Dewey - For proof, I cite two mastiffs, that espied A dead ass floating on a water wide.
— from Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Jean de La Fontaine - To demonstrate, I will cite a Pampangan metrical romance and a Tagalog romance, the former probably the parent of our folk-tale.
— from Filipino Popular Tales - As examples of modifications of the same root, I cite: clamare —to scream, clam —quiet, still, secret; siccus —dry, succus —juice.
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud
