Avoiding Specific Plagiarism Pitfalls

This section describes several types of plagiarism that often cause problems for students. Familiarize yourself with these pitfalls and avoid them!

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• Copying and Pasting

• Changing words

• Borrowing an author's style

• Taking someone else's ideas

• Quoting and Paraphrasing

• Using the Internet