Plagiarism may not seem like a big deal for one paper that you and your instructor will probably be the only people to ever read. But the reality is, plagiarism is theft; and however small-seeming the infraction, it is something that should be taken seriously.
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The Plagiarism Spectrum: Tagging 10 Types of Unoriginal Work
The plagiarism spectrum identifies 10 types of plagiarism based on findings from a worldwide survey of nearly 900 secondary and higher education instructors. Each type of plagiarism has been given a digital moniker to reflect the significant role that the internet and social media play in student writing.
CLONE: Submitting another’s work, word-for-word, as one’s own.
CTRL-C: Contains significant portions of text from a single source without alterations.
FIND-REPLACE: Changing keywords and phrases but retaining the essential content of the source.
REMIX: Paraphrases from multiple sources, made to fit together.
RECYCLE: Borrows generously from the writer’s previous work without citation.
HYBRID: Combines perfectly cited sources with copied passages without citation.
MASHUP MIXES: Copied material from multiple sources.
404 ERROR: Includes citations to non-existent or inaccurate information about sources.
AGGREGATOR: Includes proper citation to sources but the paper contains almost no original work
RE-TWEET: Includes proper citation but relies too closely on the text’s original wording and/or structure.
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