Plagiarism refers to representing someone else’s work, ideas, maps, graphs, plans etc. and claiming them as one’s own. It can be copying another author’s words or thoughts that have been written or even spoken on any event by him. It is considered an offence in many of the countries and has certain laws towards it. It generally deprives the potential person of getting credited and makes the plagiarist flaunt before the authorities. Anyhow it is theft as you steal someone’s intellectual property the same way you steal in a robbery. Copyright laws have been enforced for plagiarism so that justice can be provided to the actual owner. Infringement of intellectual property is punishable by fines and even incarceration. There are many types of plagiarism, few examples are:
* Direct plagiarism: - Copying another author’s work without acknowledging the external source
* Paraphrasing without citing: - Using the main ideas without citation by using synonyms of the words of the source.
* Direct “patchwork” plagiarism: - Taking passages from different sources, combining them without citation.
Plagiarism should be avoided as a writer as it encloses your integrity and honesty. Sometimes it is done accidentally but it still comes under the definition. The best way to avoid plagiarism is to be conscious of your sources during the writing process. For instance:
* Cite your source
* Use a plagiarism checker website or app
* Include quotation
* Utilise your ideas
The plagiarist often tends to end up in humiliation or misfortune. Frequently they have to go through criticism and losses opportunities just because of the mishap of copying. For example, if you are given a presentation to make that can lead to your promotion but you plagiarise it just to flatter your boss and other members of the company and they end up knowing the truth then you may be fired or be suspended from your pay. Your and even your company’s ethical standards such as respect, reputation, honesty, fairness etc. may be damaged which can lead to distorting your future opportunities. Eventually, plagiarism is highly condemning and disrespectful to the actual author and harm your reputation so it should be evaded.
Plagiarism
refers to representing someone else’s work,
ideas
, maps, graphs, plans etc. and claiming them as one’s
own
. It can be copying another author’s words or thoughts that have
been written
or even spoken on any
event
by him. It
is considered
an
offence
in
many
of the countries and has certain laws towards it.
It
generally
deprives the potential person of getting credited and
makes
the plagiarist flaunt
before
the authorities.
Anyhow
it is theft as you steal someone’s intellectual property the same way you steal in a robbery. Copyright laws have
been enforced
for
plagiarism
so
that justice can
be provided
to the actual owner. Infringement of intellectual property is punishable by fines and even incarceration. There are
many
types of
plagiarism
, few examples are:
* Direct
plagiarism
:
-
Copying another author’s work without acknowledging the external
source
*
Paraphrasing without citing:
-
Using the main
ideas
without citation by using synonyms of the words of the
source.
*
Direct “patchwork”
plagiarism
:
-
Taking passages from
different
sources
, combining them without citation.
Plagiarism should
be avoided
as a writer as it encloses your integrity and honesty.
Sometimes
it
is done
accidentally
but
it
still
comes
under the definition. The best way to avoid
plagiarism
is to be conscious of your
sources
during the writing process.
For instance
:
* Cite your
source
*
Use
a
plagiarism
checker website or app
* Include quotation
*
Utilise
your
ideas
The plagiarist
often
tends to
end
up in humiliation or misfortune.
Frequently
they
have to
go through criticism and losses opportunities
just
because
of the mishap of copying.
For example
, if you are
given
a presentation to
make
that can lead to your promotion
but
you
plagiarise
it
just
to flatter your boss and other members of the
company and
they
end
up knowing the truth then you may
be fired
or
be suspended
from your pay. Your and even your
company
’s ethical standards such as respect, reputation, honesty, fairness etc. may
be damaged
which can lead to distorting your future opportunities.
Eventually
,
plagiarism
is
highly
condemning and disrespectful to the actual author and harm your reputation
so
it should
be evaded
.