WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?
plagiarism is the use of another person's work, ideas and concept thereby not crediting him or her in the act of doing so. In other words it is an act of fraud.
EXAMPLES OF PLAGIARISM
- Completely turning another person work as your own.
- Copying large pieces of work or text without citing their sources.
- Taking passages notes quotes etc. from multiple sources rearranging them putting them together and turning them into your own masterpiece.
REASONS WHY PEOPLE SHOULD STOP THE ACT OF PLAGIARISM:
- It is clear fraud.
- It is theft and lieing.
- It is copying.
- It is the act of using others struggle and hard work to our benefit.
- when noticed by reader it gives the motion that you are into capable of the task handed over to you thereby bringing down your status.
- It is using another shoe production without crediting the person which is wrong.
WHY DO PEOPLE PLAGIARIZE:
- People plagiarize or cheat in order to get good remarks for work done (they want to get credit for work now fully done or not done with their energy, time, and effort.
- Pople tend to be scared of failure or fear taking risks.
- People may not know how to read it 8 or integrate orders work in their own words and context.
HOW TO GIVE CREDIT TO OTHERS FOR THEIR WORK (I'll be giving two examples):
Noticed that the authors of this various quotes were made known in the image above.
TYPES OF PLAGIARISM
Direct Plagiarism
Direct plagiarism is a word-for-word transcription of a part of a person's work without putting them in quotation.Self Plagiarism
Self-plagiarism this happensbwhen a student or individual submits his or her own previous work or mixes it with his or her old work.MOSAIC PLAGIARISM
This is when a person borrows or quotes from a source and doesn't put them in a quotation.Accidental Plagiarism
Accidental plagiarism occurs when a person neglects to cite their sources, or misquotes their sources, or unintentionally paraphrases a source.HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM:
Always be ready to create a masterpiece.
Be confident.
Whenever you borrow a phrase from a source always cite or credit the source from which you borrowed all collected a phrase from.
Always have a mindset of doing things on your own and in your way.
Paraphrase a quote from your sources and add your own ideas.
Avoid copying.
Credit the original author/s of an article borrowed.
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