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You will see random brick builds (mostly LEGO) throughout this website. It's a way to share something I love and to make this analogy: Building APA citations is like building a LEGO set—follow the instructions, or you’ll end up with a pile of mismatched bricks.

Every Brick Has Its Place – Just like LEGO bricks belong in a specific order, APA citations have a set structure: author, date, title, source. Swap them around, and your citation becomes the academic equivalent of stepping on a LEGO—painful.

Follow the Manual, Not Your Gut – LEGO sets come with step-by-step guides for a reason. So does APA. Ignoring the rules and “winging it” will leave you with a spaceship that looks more like a pancake—and a citation that won’t fly either.

Tiny Details, Big Impact – A single wrong-sized LEGO brick can ruin the whole build. The same goes for APA—missing in-text citations, uncited sources, or unmatched references, and suddenly your research paper looks like it might crumble.

Different Builds, Different Rules – A LEGO castle isn’t built like a LEGO spaceship, and a website citation isn’t formatted like a book. Treating all citations the same is like trying to put a minifigure’s head where a wheel should go—just don’t.

Your Final Build Should Be Instantly Recognizable – When you finish a LEGO set, it should look like what’s on the box, not a tragic pile of bricks. An APA citation should also be clear, structured, and easy to understand—so your reader doesn’t have to guess what you were trying to build.

Practice = Master Builder Status – The first LEGO set is confusing. So is APA. But after a few rounds, you’ll be snapping citations together faster than a kid who just dumped 1,000 LEGO pieces on the floor.

Cite like a LEGO master: structured, precise, and impossible to topple. 

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