What is plagiarism?

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Plagiarism is presenting another person's ideas or works as your own. Here are several common examples of plagiarism:

Quoting a source without acknowledging the author

Paraphrasing a source without acknowledging the author

Not documenting all the sources you've used

Creating fake sources

Copying large portions of another person's paper or work

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT to write a portions or an entire paper

Purchasing a paper instead of writing it

Having another person write a paper or complete a project for you

  • Last Updated Jun 06, 2024
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  • Answered By Johanna MacKay

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