Dictionary.com defines plagiarism as "an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author."
Plagiarism can be either purposeful or accidental because you do not understand when or how to give credit.
Examples include direct quotations without quotation marks or citations, summarizing or paraphrasing someone else's documents without citing, or turning in a paper written by someone else partially or entirely.
Critical Thinker Academy. “Avoiding Plagiarism: What Do I Need to Cite?” YouTube, uploaded by Kevin deLaplante, 16 Mar. 2010, youtu.be/atTRlg6iaGo.
Plagiarism is wrong on many levels, but it is basically theft!
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