Proper understanding of Plagiarism
Plagiarism is, according to my own understanding copying and pirating people's idea and claiming it to be yours and fail to reference the original owner. And in most cases you would boldly claim the work and idea like you were the author just for accreditation and trying to play with the appropriate authority taking another persons work.
Why plagiarism is unprofessional
Here are the following reasons why it is not professional
- it is a criminal act, intruding into others privacy, taking their works words to words, stealing others ideas and execute them as theirs.
- it is unprofessional because the copycat earns from what is not truly he's or hers
Steps to avoid plagiarism
- cite your source: when working on an idea that is not yours, add a citation to your work that truly defines or identify the full name of the source.
*Present your own idea: instead of always searching on other peoples work, explore your own idea with your own words and meaning always try to think how you can make your own post on your own without copying.
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