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Identify this annoying way people use sources, and provide the fix:
Conservatives, meanwhile, have criticized the books and movies for promoting a liberal political agenda. “By dubbing someone so respected, so talented and so kind, as someone who just happens to be also homosexual, she’s reinforcing the idea that a person’s gayness is not something of which they should be ashamed” (Associated Press 2007). The revelation of Dumbledore's homosexuality is only one such example of this supposed political agenda.
ID: Armadillo Roadkill; dropping in a quotation without introducing it first.
Fix: Introduce and contextualize the quote. Conservatives, meanwhile, have criticized the books and movies for promoting a liberal political agenda. The revelation of Dumbledore's homosexuality resulted in statements such as: “By dubbing someone so respected, so talented and so kind, as someone who just happens to be also homosexual, she’s reinforcing the idea that a person’s gayness is not something of which they should be ashamed” (Associated Press 2007).