Most plagiarism cases can be avoided if you cite your sources!
If you're unsure if you're plagiarizing, get a second opinion. Share what you wrote -- including the source you used -- with your instructor, a librarian, a writing center staff member, or other trusted individual.
When in doubt, always cite your source!
Plagiarism is "the action or practice of taking someone else's work, idea, etc., and passing it off as one's own" or also know as "literary theft" (OED Online).
It is a form of lying, cheating, theft, and fraud.
It is not a form of copying and borrowing -- that is a common misconception.
Plagiarism is a very serious offense.
Source:
"plagiarism, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, March 2022, oed.com/view/Entry/144939. Accessed 9 March 2022.
Many things can be considered plagiarism. Here are a few examples (From Plagiarism.org):
Source:
“What Is Plagiarism?” Plagiarism.org, Turnitin LLC., 2017, plagiarism.org/article/what-is-plagiarism. Accessed 9 March 2022.
