Avoiding Plagiarism

Table of Contents

 

Plagiarism

   Definition

   LCSC Code of Conduct

   Situation 1

   Situation 2

   Situation 3

   Situation 4

   Situation 5

 

Citing Sources

   Ft. Worth Example

   Citation Styles

   Why Bother?

   Getting Help

 

Paraphrasing

   Definition

   Getting Started

   Thurber Example

   Direct Quotes

 

Copyright

 

Review

 

Definition

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Here is the definition from The American Heritage College Dictionary:

plagiarize   1.  To use and pass off as one's own (the ideas or writings of another).  2.  To appropriate for use as one's own passages or ideas from (another).¹

 

¹"Plagiarize." The American Heritage College Dictionary.  3rd ed.  1993.

 

 

 


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