1. The selection of references must closely focus on the theme and serve for expressing and demonstrating the theme. It is a basic principle to choose references that can effectively explain, highlight and contrast the theme, or discard them. Some papers often make the mistake of giving up one's love when using references, and write some references unrelated to the theme into the article, which is out of touch with the theme and affects the expression of the theme.
2. The so-called typical references refer to those that are most distinctive and representative, can effectively reveal the essence of things, and can concentrate on expressing the theme of the paper. It is not necessary to select materials around the theme, and in fact it is impossible to write all the references related to the theme. Typical references must be carefully selected.
3. For very classic references, we should consider whether they are too old, too old and too famous, and simply outline them. Even typical references, too old or well-known references can demonstrate our theme, but they make the content of the article not novel enough.
4. The references used in this paper are all true and powerful. The so-called truth means that the reference really exists objectively and can reflect the original appearance of objective things. Only when the references used in the paper are true can the argument stand up and be convincing. However, some papers are inaccurate in selecting materials, failing to identify the authenticity, and are not accurate in historical figures, events, time, place, figures, quotations, etc. References are not carefully checked, resulting in errors.
Matters needing attention
1. Write about people and things that others have never written or rarely written. We should choose materials from different angles to give people a sense of freshness. Attention should be paid to selecting new and differentiated references. Some papers are not novel, but use some outdated examples, which look like old faces and old accents. The references presented are all "old rotten millet", which is not fresh and unrealistic, and the article is not convincing.