What is the short form citation used for Davidson's treatise in the material?

• A. Davidson, supra, § 3.01
• B. Davidson, supra, § 4.12
• C. Davidson, supra, § 2.99
• D. Davidson, id

Answer: (A)

The main idea is how to do a concise reference to a work you’ve already cited, pointing readers to the exact part you relied on. After giving a full citation to Davidson’s treatise, you can refer back with the short form: Davidson, supra, § 3.01. Here, supra signals that the full citation appears earlier in the text, and § 3.01 pinpoints the exact section you’re citing. This keeps things compact while guiding readers straight to the precise portion you used.

Using id would only be appropriate if you were repeating the immediately preceding citation from the same source without needing a specific part, or you’d have to add a pinpoint elsewhere. In this context, the material aims to direct readers to a specific section, so Davidson, supra, § 3.01 is the correct form. The other section numbers would misdirect to different parts, and id would not provide the necessary targeted pinpoint.