Plagiarism is passing off someone else’s work as your own, including written, oral, visual, or musical material. Failure to cite or properly cite someone else’s work, copying without permission, paraphrasing too closely, and having someone else write your work are all forms of plagiarism. Plagiarism is linked to cheating and can result in an F grade or expulsion from school.
Plagiarism, loosely defined, is the act of passing off someone else’s work as your own. The work may include written material, oral presentations, visual arts work or music. For example, a rapper who samples a piece of music without getting permission from the original musician or the song’s copyright owner is committing plagiarism. A painting that is a direct copy of someone else’s work without permission is also plagiarism when the work is presented as one’s own.
In general, we use plagiarism to refer to written or spoken material. Plagiarism can mean the failure to cite someone else’s work in writing. It can also mean not citing someone else’s work properly. So, if one is writing an article and using a quote from a book, not quoting the proper publication date and page number of the quote is plagiarism.
The second example of plagiarism here is a frequent occurrence in high school and college newspapers and could typically arise from one or two scenarios. A person has written citations that she intends to use, but was unable to type the page number for the citation or was unable to type in the book publication details. In an attempt to make the correct citation appear in the citation, the person writes any number to represent the page number. Instead, the person falsifies the publication date of a book.
Both are considered plagiarism because they do not give the author of the quote proper credit. If there is no time to find this information, it is best to submit a paper late or write (citation needed) after a quote to avoid being accused of plagiarism.
Taking someone else’s idea and presenting it as your own, without credit, is also plagiarism. So, if you are explaining a concept that you have read, it is important to cite the source even if you are not using a direct citation. A paragraph explaining an idea could end with the cited author’s name to avoid appearing to steal an idea.
Paraphrasing someone else’s work too closely is another form of plagiarism. In general, it’s best to use a quote if you want the language of the work you’re quoting to stand out. Otherwise, be sure to make sure your sentences and construction are very different from the material you are paraphrasing or summarizing, and always cite the source.
The most direct plagiarism occurs when a person steals the text from someone else and does not cite the source. Also, having someone else write your work and pass it off as yours is plagiarism. Buying essays or reports online is also plagiarism. Even if you pay for someone else’s work, it’s still not yours. In a simple example, if your mother or a friend writes your essay, that is also plagiarism.
Plagiarism and cheating are easily linked together. To steal a look at another person’s paper during a test is to plagiarize their work. Even with permission, misrepresentation of work as one’s own is absolutely not permissible.
Often, teachers now submit essays through Internet sites that allow them to be checked for plagiarism. Some teachers simply look up the quotes to make sure they are correct. Intentional plagiarism in the school setting can at least lead to an F grade. In the worst case, plagiarized work can result in expulsion from school.
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