Plagiarism Practice

• Turning in someone else’s paper as one’s own.

• plagiarism

• not plagiarism

• Turning in a paper that was bought from a service on the internet.

• plagiarism

• not plagiarism

• Reusing a paper previously turned in for one class and then submitting the same paper or portions of it for another class without permission.

• plagiarism

• not plagiarism

Answer explanation

This is called self-plagiarism and it is not okay!

• Using another author’s exact words but not putting quotation marks around the quote even if one cites the work.

• plagiarism

• not plagiarism

• Using the exact words of an expert with quotation marks, a works cited entry, and a parenthetical citation.

• plagiarism

• not plagiarism

Answer explanation

This is the way to do it!

• Using AI to write a rough draft of your essay. 

• plagiarism

• not plagiarism

Answer explanation

ANY writing you submit should be your writing and ideas.

• Cutting and pasting entire sections from other authors’ works into one’s own paper.

• plagiarism

• not plagiarism

• Failing to differentiate between common knowledge and something that needs to be cited.

• plagiarism

• not plagiarism

• Not including complete and correct citations.

• plagiarism

• not plagiarism

• Sticking too closely to another author’s words by only changing a few words around when paraphrasing.

• plagiarism

• not plagiarism

Answer explanation

This is called patchwriting.