Achievement 3 by @kenneth00 Task : Content Etiquette

in Newcomers' Community3 years ago (edited)

Hello every one welcome to this post which is my achievement 3 post and it is all about content etiquette so due to i don't wan to waste your time i will go straight to the point.

Plagiarism

This is the wrong act of using another persons idea, painting or inventions and claim it's your own without giving credit to the original owner.

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Types of Plagiarism

1). Mosaic Plagiarism
This is the act of coping information from different sources without citing where the information was gotten from.

2). Verbatim Plagiarism
This is the act of coping a passage or text from someone without citing where it was gotten.

3). Self Plagiarism
This is the case when you copy from your own previous seen work which is moderate not considerate.

4). Paraphrasing plagiarism
This is the act of rephrasing the idea of another writer without citing the source, this plagiarism is a big offence and should be avoided.

5). Global Plagiarism
This is process of stealing an entire work of another person and claim the work as theirs.

Effects Of Plagiarism

I). It can get you suspended
II). It portray you as a failure
III). It will damage your reputation
IV). It leads to downvotes

How To Avoid Plagiarism

Follow these four steps to ensure your paper is free from plagiarism:
1.Keep track of the sources you consult in your research.
2.Paraphrase or quote from your sources (and add your own ideas).
3.Credit the original author in an in-text citation and reference list.
4.Use a plagiarism checker before you submit.
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What Is Citation

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Citation This is the act of labelling ideas that are not originally yours so that anyone will know that is is from someone else.

3 Types of Citation commonly used

I). The Modern Language Association (MLA)
II). The American Psychological association (APA)
III). The Chicago / Turabian style

Examples of Citation styles

The bucket is a tool used to store water

"a roughly cylindrical open container with a handle, made of metal or plastic and used to hold and carry liquids." Source

In the example i gave above it has only one original sentence which is

The bucket is a tool used to store water

The next example is copied from a source and it has not been changed.

a roughly cylindrical open container with a handle, made of metal or plastic and used to hold and carry liquids.

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@sumit71428 when are you planning on verifying my achievement 3 post so that i could continue with achievement 4

Hi i am Sumit one of the team member of Steem Greeter.

I am happy to announce that i have successfully verified your achievement 3 post. Now you are eligible for performing your achievement 4 which is about the applying markdown. You can refer this post for your next task.

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