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I am here to complete my Achievement 3, its is about the Plagiarism.
What is Plagiarism
Plagiarism has a bad reputation. It's when you take someone else's ideas, words, or creations and pass them off as your own. Talk about a no-no! This stealthy behavior occurs in many forms and sizes. You might copy-paste parts of text, change terms here and there without mentioning the source, or even recycle your old content without warning. Oops! Plagiarism, whether intentional or unintentional, disrupts the work of legitimate academic and artistic pursuits. Want to stay away? Simple! Give credit when due. Put those citations on everything you borrow. Make certain that everyone understands whose great mind created what. It's not rocket science, but it certainly keeps things on track!
There are numerous types of plagiarism to watch out for, ranging from incorrectly paraphrasing someone else’s words to copying an entire essay.
The five most common types of plagiarism are:
Global plagiarism: claiming an entire text by someone else as your own.
Verbatim plagiarism: copying someone else’s words without using quotation marks and a citation.
Paraphrasing plagiarism: using someone else’s ideas as if they were your own.
Patchwork plagiarism: using various bits and pieces of other texts to create a text as if the ideas were yours.
Self-plagiarism: using your own past work without a citation.
How to stop Plagiarism
To combat plagiarism, it is critical to educate people about its ethical ramifications and offer clear instructions for proper citation procedures. Using plagiarism detection tools might help you spot unoriginal content. Encouraging unique thought and comprehensive research, as well as training strong paraphrasing and summarizing abilities, can help to limit the frequency of plagiarism. Institutions should foster a culture of integrity and responsibility, emphasizing the necessity of crediting original writers and protecting intellectual property.
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Jake Lobo