miscitation
Wrongly attributed words
Miscitation is an error in quoting or referencing a source—getting the wording wrong, attributing words to the wrong person, or citing a nonexistent source.
Common in academic writing and journalism: The paper was retracted due to numerous miscitations.
To miscite is to make such an error.
Crediting the wrong source
- misquotationInaccurate rendering of speech
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- typoPrinting mistake
- erratumDocumented publishing mistake
correction · retraction · oversight · slip · blunder · mistake · omission · misstatement
Assigning origin or cause
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- endnoteBack-of-book citation
- bibliographyList of cited works
source · scholarship · academic integrity · peer review · credibility · authorship · plagiarism · quotation
Deliberately untrue statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- distortionTwisting from original state
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
deception · fraudulence · twisting · out-of-context · cherry-picking · spurious · apocryphal
misattribution
Crediting the wrong source
- misquotationInaccurate rendering of speech
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- typoPrinting mistake
erratum · correction · retraction · oversight · slip · blunder · mistake · omission · misstatement · misinterpretation
attribution
Assigning origin or cause
bibliography · source · scholarship · academic integrity · peer review · credibility · authorship · plagiarism · quotation · acknowledgment
fabrication
Deliberately untrue statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- distortionTwisting from original state
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
manipulation · deception · fraudulence · twisting · out-of-context · cherry-picking · spurious · apocryphal