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human
When citing a review in APA, do you cite the review, or the paper the review is citing?

Usually if I'm reading a research paper and they cite something I want to cite, I read the original paper and cite it directly to make sure its correct and relevant, but I do not want to read 18 papers to write 2 sentences, so can I just cite the review?
gpt
If the assertion or point clearly originates from the authors’ synthesis of the literature, consider citing the review. If the authors’ assertion or point clearly stems directly from a particular cited work, consider looking at that specific citation and using it as your reference.