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When o ne c o m mit s p la gia ris m , th ey a re k n ow in gly c la im in g th at s o m eone e ls e ‘s w ork ,
id eas, a nd in fo rm atio n is th eir o w n w it h o ut a ny a ckn ow le dgm en t fo r th e a ctu al s o urc e .
Pla gia ris m is n ot ju st lim it e d to c o pyin g a p ara g ra p h fr o m a w ebsit e , it is a n a ll e nco m passin g
te rm to d escrib e a ny a ctio n t h a t r e se m ble s d is in genuous w ork . F or in sta nce , th is in clu des h ir in g
so m eone e ls e to w rit e a p a per e ntir e ly , o r e ve n w hen s o m eo ne g ra n ts p erm is sio n fo r y o u to u se
th eir w ork a nd y o u c o ntin u e to u se it w it h out c it a tio n.
A ny r e m na nts o f s o m eone e ls e ‘s w ork th at
is n ot c o nduciv e w it h s o m eon e’s o w n w ork e ve n if it c o nstit u te s a s m all p ortio n o f a la rg er
assig nm ent is p la gia ris m .
I n s h o rt, P la g ia ris m is a n a ct o f fr a u d a nd a s s u ch r e ce iv e s p ro per
punis h m ent.
What is c o nsid ere d n ot t o b e p la gia ris m is w hen y o u ta ke a n id ea fr o m a n o uts id e s o urc e
and e xp la in it u sin g s o le ly y o ur o w n w ord s w hile a ls o p ro vid in g a p ro per c it a tio n a ckn ow le dgin g
th at a lt h ough th e c o nte xt is in y o ur o w n o rig in al p hra sin g, th e id ea a nd m ate ria l c a m e fr o m a n
outs id e s o urc e o th er th an y o urs e lf . T his a pplie s to u sin g a d ir e ct q uota tio n a nd a llo ca tin g p ro per
cre dit a s w ell a s s u m mariz in g a nd d oin g th e s a m e. M ore o ve r,a ny a naly sis d one o n y o ur o w n
where a ll th e id eas a re u niq ue o f a ny o th e r p ublis h ed s o urc e is n ot c o nsid ere d p la gia ris m in
addit io n to w hat is c o nsid ere d c o m mon k n ow le dge a nd g enera l u sa ge w here if in fo rm atio n
se em s to b e a ddre sse d in a p le th ora o f s o urc e s th an it c a n b e u se d in y o ur w rit in g w it h out a ny
fe ar o f p la gia ris m .
In o rd er to a vo id p la gia ris m th ere a re m any s te ps th at c a n b e ta ke n. It is o bvio us to a vo id
th e b la ta nt p la gia ris m s u ch a s s te ali n g a p aper o r c o py a nd p astin g in fo rm atio n fr o m a n o nlin e
so urc e , b ut th ere a re m an y th in gs th at s h ould b e c o nsid ere d w hen tr y in g to e lim in ate a ny
possib ilit y fo r e ve n a ccid en ta l p la gia ris m . P re ca utio ns s u ch a s c it in g in fo rm atio n w hen
para phra sin g o r s u m mariz in g e ve n if y o u a re n ot e ntir e ly s u re if a c it a tio n is w arra nte d w ill
ce rta in ly e nsu re th at n o p la gia ris m is p ossib le . A ls o , I b elie ve g ettin g a ssig nm en ts d one e arly a s
oppose d to la st m in ute p ro cra stin atio n w ill r e d uce th e c h ance to r u sh a nd e it h er fo rg et to c it e
and r e ly o n o th er p eople ‘s in fo rm atio n o th er th an y o ur o w n.
Sourc es
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