Achievement 3 by @ndukaku, Task; Content Etiquette

Hello my fellow lovely steemians, I hereby bring to you my Achievement 3 task, which is centered on plagiarism

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™WHAT IS PLAGIARISM
It is the presentation of another person's ideas, words, expressions, thoughts as one's own or taking credit on another person's idea, language, expression and thoughts.

™TYPES OF PLAGIARISM
There are different types of plagiarism; the common ones are as follows
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*DIRECT PLAGIARISM
Direct plagiarism is the word-for-word transcription of a section of someone else’s work, without attribution and without quotation marks. The deliberate plagiarism of someone else's work is unethical, academically dishonest, and grounds for disciplinary actions, including expulsion. [See examples.]

*SELF PLAGIARISM
Self-plagiarism occurs when a student submits his or her own previous work, or mixes parts of previous works, without permission from all professors involved. For example, it would be unacceptable to incorporate part of a term paper you wrote in high school into a paper assigned in a college course. Self-plagiarism also applies to submitting the same piece of work for assignments in different classes without previous permission from both professors.

*MOSAIC PLAGIARISM
Mosaic Plagiarism occurs when a student borrows phrases from a source without using quotation marks, or finds synonyms for the author’s language while keeping to the same general structure and meaning of the original. Sometimes called “patch writing,” this kind of paraphrasing, whether intentional or not, is academically dishonest and punishable – even if you footnote your source! [See examples.]

*ACCIDENTAL PLAGIARISM
Accidental plagiarism occurs when a person neglects to cite their sources, or misquotes their sources, or unintentionally paraphrases a source by using similar words, groups of words, and/or sentence structure without attribution. (See example for mosaic plagiarism.) Students must learn how to cite their sources and to take careful and accurate notes when doing research. (See the Note-Taking section on the Avoiding Plagiarism page.) Lack of intent does not absolve the student of responsibility for plagiarism. Cases of accidental plagiarism are taken as seriously as any other plagiarism and are subject to the same range of consequences as other types of plagiarism.

™CONSEQUENCIES OF PLAGIARISM
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1-PLAGIARISM AFFECTS AUTHORS
Plagiarizing amounts to far more than simply stealing a piece of work: it is claiming to be the author of that work. For the author, the feeling of having been symbolically eliminated can be devastating. And even if nobody disputes that an individual has created the work in question, it is natural for the plagiarized to feel violated. Theft of a work of the mind is unique in its kind: it is a serious breach of the rights of personality. We should recall that the rights of the personality cannot be transmitted, so their violation requires suitable compensation. So far, the law has not provided a suitable framework for this.

2 – PLAGIARISTS SWINDLE … READERS
Plagiarism threatens the foundations of knowledge. Plagiarism destroys the links to past knowledge by refusing readers access to sources.

3 – PLAGIARISM INFRINGES AUTHORS’ FUTURE RIGHTS
When original ideas are stolen from an author, not only is he robbed of the result of his/her research, but also, if he continues to publish on his research topic he will be obliged to systematically cite his plagiarist who after all, can claim prior publication. In fact, the plagiarized manuscript is part of a chronological sequence obliging any subsequent author on the subject to cite this same manuscript. When plagiarism concerns a work the victim has already published, the damage is limited because he can claim his rights. However, this is a different matter for young authors who have only presented preliminary results at a conference or whose co-authors are dishonest. In such cases, the victim often gives up on his subject (after studying for months or even years), thereby depriving science of his skills.

4 – PLAGIARISM INDUCES POINTLESS RESEARCH
Only rarely is plagiarism a copy paste of an entire work. Most plagiarists borrow patchily from previous publications. It is easy to see how these post-modern artists proceed, composing collages of works from different genres or perspectives pretending to give new meaning to a complex reality. Their disruption of citation conventions could even be understood as an extension of this “creativity”. But what is the point in making a patchwork of texts or ideas from different contexts and levels of analysis with incoherent epistemological perspectives?

5 – PLAGIARISM DEFRAUD THE SYSTEM
Nobody has more than twenty-four hours in a day. If you know how long it takes to produce a decent piece of research, the number of publications in certain researchers’ CVs is truly miraculous! Plagiarism makes it easy to lengthen the list of publications on a CV and when promotion or recruitment commissions seek quantity, they offer plagiarist positions they should never have obtained. Plagiarism thus results in favoring the cheat to the detriment of the honest author. We should mention that self-plagiarism – using the same article to increase the number of publications on a CV – is also fraud.

6 – PLAGIARISM ALSO ENCOURAGES SLOPPY RESEARCH
Plagiarism gradually saps authors’ confidence, as what starts as a “one-off” may grow into an offense the plagiarist can no longer do without. From plagiarizing here and there, the lapses become more and more frequent until this laziness becomes a habit that ignores any moral distinction. Some plagiarists know that what they are doing is not right; however they gradually bend the rules and carelessness – or even addiction – sets in. In the gray area of sloppy research, the frontier between real science and fake knowledge becomes blurred. What was initially probably no more than a one-off, gradually morphs into dishonest behavior, and dishonest behavior results in sloppy research. A researcher who does not hesitate to lift others’ ideas or cheat in publications is likely to take the same approach when it comes to “inventing” empirical evidence.

™WAYS TO AVOID PLAGIARISM
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1 CITE THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION
When alluding to an idea or wording 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 INCLUDE QUOTATIONS
If you insert a source’s words into your writing, verbatim, one of the most simple yet obvious ways to avoid plagiarism is by using quotation marks around the text to denote that the words aren’t your own. A direct quote should also cite the source so that readers know who the quote is from.

3 PARAPHRASE
Paraphrasing is rewriting a source’s ideas or information into your own words, without changing its meaning. But be careful—paraphrasing can slip into plagiarism if done incorrectly.

Successfully paraphrasing without plagiarizing involves a bit of a dance. Reword and format your writing in an original way, and try to avoid using too many similar words or phrases from the source. The key is to do so without altering the meaning of the idea itself. Remember, you’re still using another’s idea so you’ll need to include a citation to the source.

4 PRESENT YOUR OWN IDEA
Instead of parroting 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. Keep in mind that if you’re alluding to a source’s ideas or words to frame your own point, you’ll still need to apply the guidelines above to avoid plagiarizing.

If you’re writing on the same topic for multiple assignments, it can be tempting to recycle some of your previous words—this is called “self-plagiarism”. The risk involved with self-plagiarism is just as high if the publisher or your instructor didn’t give you permission to reuse your old work.

5 USE A PLAGIARISM CHECKER

While conducting your research on a topic, some phrases or sentences might stick with you so well that you inadvertently include them in your writing without a citation. When in doubt, using an online plagiarism checking tool can help you catch these issues before submitting your work.

There are several plagiarism checkers online, such as the one offered by Small SEO Tools. Grammarly also offers a plagiarism checker that scans your text for borrowed content for free. These tools let you know whether or not parts of your writing are plagiarized—and some even highlight the specific words or sentences of concern and identify where the text originated from.

These suggestions can be helpful in avoiding plagiarism in your work and is worth the effort. In addition to being more aware of what constitutes plagiarism, figuring out how to avoid plagiarism ultimately takes daily practice.

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