REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
RESEARCH PLAGIARISM AND THESAURUS
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Question
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Copyright violation
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plagiarism
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being smart
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breaking the law
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Detailed explanation-1: -Anytime you copy and paste verbatim from a source and do not give the source credit it is plagiarism. If you do copy and paste a passage word for word, you must put the information in quotations (i.e. “ “) marks and give credit to the author. This is called a direct quote.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is verbatim plagiarism? Verbatim plagiarism means copying text from a source and pasting it directly into your own document without giving proper credit. Even if you delete a few words or replace them with synonyms, it still counts as verbatim plagiarism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Despite their popularity, they still count as plagiarism. Copying media (especially images) from other websites to paste them into your own papers or websites. Making a video using footage from others’ videos or using copyrighted music as part of the soundtrack.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some examples of plagiarism include: Copying and pasting a Wikipedia article into the body of an assignment. Quoting a source without including a citation. Not paraphrasing a source properly, such as maintaining wording too close to the original.