whether you're in the academic creative
or professional world plagiarism is all
too common but what is it exactly
according to the Oxford Dictionary
plagiarism is the practice of taking
someone else's work or ideas and passing
them off as one's own let's say you're
writing something for the company
newsletter and you find a great article
online that's full of useful information
so you take several parts of that
article change a few words around and
submit it without giving credit to the
original author that's plagiarism and it
can lead to serious consequences in
school taking credit for someone else's
work could mean you fail an assignment
or class or face disciplinary action in
the workplace it could result in damage
to your reputation legal repercussions
or even losing your job even if you
accidentally do it such as forgetting to
cite a source or miss quoting someone it
can quickly get you in trouble
luckily we know a few strategies that
will help you avoid plagiarism first
always cite your sources showing where
you found your information gives credit
to the original authors and helps
reinforce the legitimacy of your content
if you're quoting from a source always
quote the sources exact words when
inserting one into your work place
quotation marks around it and be sure to
include the author's name in the same
sentence when you want to discuss
information from a source without
quoting it directly it's important you
rewrite that information in your own
words
along with citing the source use
different language and sentence
structures and explore the sources ideas
from your own perspective this strategy
can help you say something new original
and plagiarism free
plagiarism can seem like an easy
shortcut that'll save you time and
effort but it will only hurt you in a
long run be clear and upfront about
where you get your information and
you'll be free to create original
content you can be proud of
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