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Perils of Plagiarism
Perils of Plagiarism
2.
Look at Actions that might be seen as plagiarism. In your own words, please explain the
difference between Deliberate plagiarism and Possibly accidental plagiarism.
Deliberate plagiarism is when you are perfectly aware you are going to commit plagiarism, that means,
buying a paper or copying from another author. Possibly accidental plagiarism is when you paraphrase but
your paper looks very similar to the one you are paraphrasing from.
3.
You are a high school teacher. You discover that a student plagiarized material as part of an
important report. When confronted with the situation, the student says, But it was an accident!
I didnt mean to plagiarize! What would you tell the student?
I would ask him to tell me all the references from where the student got all the information, then I would
give him some advice in citing correctly in order to avoid accidental plagiarism.
Look carefully at Choosing when to credit. Put a check mark next to all of the texts for which you
MUST document their source.
4. _____ words from a commonly known prayer
5. _____words from a new song
6. _____reprinted diagrams
7. _____common knowledge
8. _____your own observations based on anothers research
9. _____a unique phrase you found on the internet that expresses your ideas
10. _____ your own opinions
11. _____ text from a newspaper
12. _____ Just a few words (less than 5) that someone else wrote
Look carefully at Making sure you are safe. Write down five things that you can do to avoid
problems with plagiarism.
13. Reading and note-taking
14. Interviewing and conversing
15. Writing direct quotations
16. Maintaining drafts of your paper
17. Revising, proofreading, and finalizing your paper
Situation
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YES
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