President Obama opens his \"State of the Union\" address by remembering the tragedy in Tucson and expressing that we are all par
t of the American family regardless of party affiliation. The lines above are an example of a(n). A) internal citation. B) direct quotation. C) paraphrase. D) summary
Paraphrasing involves putting a passage from source material into your own words. A paraphrase must also be attributed to the original source as it happens in this case; \"State of the Union\". Paraphrased material is usually shorter than the original passage, taking a somewhat broader segment of the source and condensing it slightly.
