If I start to select text on the PDF the assumption is that I am preparing to add a citation. If that's the case then it may not make sense to have a citation selected.
Counterpoints:
sometimes people just select text idly, as kind of a fidget spinner.
the user may be trying to "replace" the current citation with a better version of the excerpt, and so it's useful to see the current excerpt
If I start to select text on the PDF the assumption is that I am preparing to add a citation. If that's the case then it may not make sense to have a citation selected.
Counterpoints: