Understanding Plagiarism in Academic Writing

What is plagiarism in the context of academic writing?

• Quoting text with quotation marks but without citation

• Citing sources in the bibliography only

• Using someone else's words or ideas without proper credit

• Using common knowledge without citation

What could be a consequence of committing plagiarism?

• Being praised for originality

• Getting a warning only

• Receiving a higher grade

• Failing the course or expulsion

Which tool is mentioned as being capable of detecting plagiarism?

• Wikipedia

• Turnitin

• Grammarly

• Google Scholar

What action does not constitute plagiarism?

• Using common knowledge without citation

• Using ideas from a source without citation

• Submitting a paper bought online

• Quoting directly without citation

What does verbatim plagiarism entail?

• Citing all sources correctly

• Using common knowledge

• Copying text directly without citation

• Paraphrasing without citation

What is patchwork plagiarism?

• Copying an entire work as one's own

• Using one source without citation

• Combining pieces from various sources without proper credit

• Submitting a previously submitted work

How can paraphrasing still lead to plagiarism?

• By including a bibliography

• By using common knowledge

• By citing the source correctly

• By only changing a few words from the original text

Why is it important to cite the original source when paraphrasing?

• To make the paper longer

• To avoid plagiarism

• To show off the wide reading

• To improve the readability of the text

What is considered global plagiarism?

• Quoting sources without citation

• Recycling one's own previous work

• Submitting someone else's work entirely as one's own

• Using multiple sources without citation

What is self-plagiarism?

• Paraphrasing one's own previously submitted work

• Using personal experiences without citation

• Submitting the same work in more than one course

• Citing oneself as a source