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How to Spot Plagiarism…
The
lie, the sweat on your brow... The use of inconsistent language is a tip-off: |
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| In the short story "Rip Van Winkle," Rip goes to sleep for a hundred years and wakes up to find that the country has changed. His reaction demonstrates the nation's transition to a democratic sensibility. |
Commentary: the shift of language in the second sentence should raise your eyebrows-and would definitely raise your professor's.
The
Accidental Plagiarist
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" Failing
to put the author's words inside quotation marks and providing the
source.
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Osmosis Using the professor's material without citing the lecture. |
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The "A" Paper Auction A bought,
found, or otherwise received paper is plagiarized |
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Canning Summarizing ideas without end-line citation. |
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