What is Plagiarism

The full definition of Plagiarism

The act of plagiarism is when a person uses someone idea without permission then posting it as the author which you are not,and receiving award you not worth.

When Mr A is acting to be the owner of the work , just to take all the praise to himself, then claiming to have done the work that's not really yours, without acknowledging the main source. So a direct quote should cite the source so the reader knows the original author.

Why plagiarism is unprofessional?

Plagiarism is unprofessional because

Plagiarism is unprofessional because it's an act of using and taking someone's exact word, ideas and work as if it's yours, it's just using someone else actions without acknowledgment.

Why should you avoid plagiarism ?

A writer who submits plagiarized phase is committing a criminal act with the hope of benefiting from it.This is in same even if it's for academic or a paying job.

How To Avoid Plagiarism?

Procrastinating:

Avoid procrastinating cause when over procrastinating you procrastinate until it's dead line then you just copy and paste others work to cover up lost time.

Avoid been lazy:

try been hardworking cause hard work pays a lot . If you are hardworking you will lose interest in copy and past.
The harder it goes the better you become.

Self confidence :

Believe in yourself, don't underate yourself you can do it so just patiently sit, think and write.

Show your source

While referring to an idea or wording that’s not your own, add a reference in your writing that says the name of the source, the date it was posted.

Using of quotations mark ("")

If you insert a source’s words into your writing, one of the simple and sure ways to avoid plagiarism is by using quotation marks around the text to used because that the words aren’t your own. A direct quote should also cite the source so that readers know who the quote is from.

Re-phasing

Re-phrasing is rewriting a source’s ideas into your desired work without changing it meaning. Avoid using many resembling words or phrases from the source. The key is to do so without changing the meaning of the idea itself. Note you’re still using another’s idea so you’ll need to include a reference to the source.

Write out your ideas

State what your particular reason for writing down , you can contribute in your writing cause that’s entirely your own. Put in mind that if you’re working on a source’s work put in your own point, you’ll still need to apply the rules and regulations above to avoid plagiarizing.

Type of plagiarism

Plagiarism made by oneself

Self-plagiarism occurs when a writer copy from his or her former works, without permission from all professors and authority involved. Self-plagiarism also applies to sharing the same piece of work for test or assignment in different classes without previous permission from both teacher and authority.

Plagiarism made directly

Direct made plagiarism is an act of coping an author work exactly.
It is the the word-for-word coping of a section of someone else’s work, without editing and without quotation marks.

Made by accident Plagiarism

This occurs when a person forget to indicate their sources, by using similar sentence, words,or text without permission.
People must learn how to indicate their sources and to take accurate notes when doing research.

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