Decide: Should I Cite This Source or Paraphrase It?

You're mid-paragraph and genuinely unsure whether this sentence needs a citation, a quote, or nothing at all. Paste the draft and this rules on each claim, citation, quote, paraphrase or common knowledge, with the reasoning so you learn the call. For students who keep over-citing or under-citing and want to know which it is, line by line.

I am drafting a section of my {ASSIGNMENT_TYPE} and am unsure whether the following content requires a citation, a direct quote, a paraphrase, or no citation at all. Help me decide and explain your reasoning.

My draft sentence or paragraph:
{DRAFT_TEXT}

The source I am drawing from (if any):
{SOURCE_DETAILS}

My referencing style: {REFERENCING_STYLE}
My academic level: {ACADEMIC_LEVEL}

For each sentence or claim in my draft:
1. State whether it needs a citation and why
2. If it does, specify whether a direct quote or paraphrase is more appropriate and rewrite it accordingly with a correct in-text citation
3. Flag any sentence that risks appearing as plagiarism in its current form
4. Note any claims that qualify as common knowledge and why

Finish with a revised version of my full draft paragraph, properly cited throughout.