A quotation can be copied accurately yet attributed to the wrong person. Check who spoke, whether they reported their own experience, and which conclusions belong to you. This example is entirely invented; it contains no interview participant or private transcript.
The fictional dialogue
In a teaching dialogue, Speaker A says: “I could not obtain the evening slot I wanted.” Speaker B says: “The notice lists evening opening hours.” The draft claims: “The service admitted it closed in the evening.” Neither speaker is identified as the service, and neither statement says the room closed.
An attribution card already filled
A: reports a particular booking experience, not a statement about closure. B: describes the notice, not direct observation of opening. Draft author: introduces both an institutional admission and closure without support. Revision decision: remove those additions and keep the two statements attached to their fictional speakers. Do not promote a speaker into an institutional representative because it makes the argument sound stronger.
A revised paragraph
“In the fictional dialogue, A reports not obtaining a desired evening slot, while B refers to evening hours listed in the notice. These statements concern booking availability and advertised hours; they do not establish that the room closed or that an institution admitted doing so.” The comparison is the writer’s interpretation, not a further quotation from either speaker.
With actual material
Check the transcript or document you are permitted to consult, the speaker’s role, the surrounding exchange and the scope of any reported experience. Follow the required attribution style and the applicable consent and confidentiality conditions. Do not copy personal identifiers or private transcripts into a checking service just to complete a worksheet. A pseudonym alone does not settle those permissions.
If attribution remains unresolved
Mark the claim as unverified rather than guessing a speaker. If you only read another author’s account, identify what you actually consulted under the required style; do not claim to have heard an interview or seen an original transcript. Remove claims whose attribution is essential and cannot be verified.
Final record
Restored A’s experience and B’s source description; removed “service admitted” and closure; labelled the writer’s inference. Check pronouns after moving quotations so that speaker identity does not drift. This record does not certify research ethics approval or guarantee an academic result.
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