When should you paraphrase information instead of using a direct quote? a. when you have too many other quotes in your essay b. when the word choice is especially important c. when the information is insightful or memorable d. when you give facts, data, and general information

The idea of using direct quote is to provide the exact word used by the source, if the word choice is especially important or the message cannot be explain without changing the meaning, however when you give facts, data, and general information is proper to paraphrase in order to about details less relevant.

that his long years of service outweigh any faults he may have had.

he wanted to be remembered for the good things he did, one of those being when he gave up office so others would follow suit, but george washington wasn’t a man who thought he was perfect, he knew he made mistakes. he was a very talented soldier with a natural gift of tactic.

d. it compares the speaker reflection to a predatory bird that haunts the speaker