Two students answered the question "Why do you use a citation and formatting style in your research paper?" Which answer do you think is more
correct?
A. We use a citation and formatting style because it's a way to organize and
help our readers quickly locate the outside sources we reference.
B. We use a citation and formatting style because it helps us fully flesh out
our topic ideas, and present them in the most scholarly way to our
readers.

A. We use a citation and formatting style because it's a way to organize and help our readers quickly locate the outside sources we reference.

Explanation:

When you quote, in an academic text, you are referring to another text that served as a research source where you extracted relevant and important information for the work you are writing. This is very important to enrich your work and give credibility.

However, you must quote in a specific format, which is necessary for readers of your work to know that the text has citations and to be able to quickly locate the external sources to which you refer.

a pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel sticking out of his pants.

bartender: isn't that uncomfortable?

pirate: arrgh! it's drivin' me nuts!