Achievement 3 by @cutlass Task : Content Etiquette

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“Plagiarism is the representation of another author's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work”
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This action is done without the authorization of the original creator of that work and I understood that it is a crime and cheating.

As a new user on steemit, it is very nice to avoid copy-pasting someone else work as this can terminates your status and can as well, Mark you as a thief.

Borrowing someone else's work without crediting the reference of the founder, presenting an already existed content as new work, ignorant to add a citation in passages, adapting to paragraph arrangement are all termed as plagiarism.

Again, ignorant to source picture which is not your own is also another form of plagiarism. A site like pixabay, photostock, Unsplash, and istock is where to get free pictures for any commercial purposes.

TYPES OF PLAGIARISM

There are different types of plagiarism and we'll be taking a look at each if them. They are:

• Direct Plagiarism
• Mosaic Plagiarism
• Accidental plagiarism
• Self-plagiarism
• Paraphrasing plagiarism

DIRECT PLAGIARISM

Direct plagiarism is an intentional and unethical form of stealing content. As the name suggests, the writing is stolen word for word and pasted into the new piece. The author then tries to pass off the content as their own.

MOSAIC PLAGIARISM

In this type of plagiarism, the work of the original author is simply paraphrased without proper citation. It’s often difficult to detect because the plagiarized material is mixed with many different sources, including the writer’s own ideas and perspective.

ACCIDENTAL PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism doesn’t always happen on purpose. It’s still considered plagiarism when someone copies another’s writing without citing their source, improperly cites the source or leaves out quotation marks on accident.

SELF PLAGIARISM

Self plagiarism happens when you copy your own writing, whether intentional or not. Often the person in a self-plagiarism incident is summarizing their own work instead of writing a whole new piece from scratch on the same topic.

PARAPHRASING PLAGIARISM

Paraphrasing plagiarism is the most common type of plagiarism. It’s similar to the mosaic plagiarism mentioned above. However, the difference is that the copied work isn’t mixed in with new concepts and research.

HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM
Here are some few steps in which one could avoid plagiarism

1. Cite your source: When copying an article that’s not your own, add a citation in your writing that identifies the full name of the source, the date it was published, and any other citation element that’s required by the style guide you’re adhering to.

2. Present your own idea: Instead of copying the source’s ideas or words, explore what you have to say about it. Ask yourself what unique perspective or point you can contribute in your writing that’s entirely your own.

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