When Should I Only Cite a Single Chapter Instead of a Whole Book?

A person must only cite each specific chapter instead of the entire book when each chapter of the book is written by a different author in this case you must only cite the particular chapter which you are referring to. When all chapters of the book are written by the same author or in general a group of authors this when you cite the entire book instead of particular chapters more on this let us tell you that some citation styles make quiet an exception to this.

• APA Style is a citation style where a book which is written by only one author is cited as a whole even if you do only a quote.
• MLA Style if a book is single authors stand alone collection of works (For Example: Short Stories) then you must cite work individually.
• Chicago Style allows you to choose any single chapter out of the book which has been written by a single author in case of you finding it more facilitating to cite a single chapter rather than citing the entire book.