President obama opens his "state of the union" address by remembering the tragedy in tucson and expressing that we are all part 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

C.  

Explanation:

Paraphrase can be defined as a phenomenon of restating or rewording of a text or a paragraph. It is done to avoid the risk of plagiarism (word to word copying of other's work; also known as literary theft).

Paraphrasing can be an important tool in a research paper in which plagiarism is strictly prohibited.

The given statement is an example of paraphrasing as it restates the speech of President Obama in the writer's words.

So, the correct answer is option C.

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