Playing By The Rules: Paraphrasing Plagiarism in Academic Papers

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Playing by the Rules Paraphrasing Plagiarism in
Academic Papers
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• Have found wonderful information on the topic of
  your paper? You need to be careful here its so
  easy to fall into the plagiarism trap. Plagiarism
  means not just word-for-word copying of another
  authors work but also a close imitation of it.

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• Consequences of plagiarism
• Destroyed personal and academic reputation
• Expelling from the course or even institution
• Legal actions
• Monetary repercussions

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• So, using another written piece in your paper
  requires writing in your own words and giving a
  credit to the original writer (proper citations
  and references are mandatory). Here are some
  helpful rules of plagiarism rewording.

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• One of the tricks here is using a few sources of
  information. If your paper is based only on one
  article or book, chances of plagiarizing are so
  much higher. With a few books, you can create a
  100 original paper.

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• Read carefully the source and catch the main
  idea. If there are unfamiliar terms, use a
  thesaurus and clear things out. Then, put away
  that piece and start writing in your own words
  without peeping into it.

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• If your paper is longer or shorter, there is no
  need to worry its absolutely OK to change words
  for plagiarism without keeping the same length as
  the original source. Just present the general
  idea, everything else doesnt matter so much.

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• Did you know that copying more than TWO words in
  a row is considered to be plagiarism? Quite a
  small number, isnt it? If you do that, use
  quotation marks. Only in this case, you wont be
  accused of plagiarizing.

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• Actively use a plagiarism word changer or
  thesaurus if you cant come up with words to
  express some idea. However, be careful with it
  using too fancy words isnt a good way to make
  your point. How your paper will look like?

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• There is a rule of thumb which is called K.I.S.S.
  keep it short and simple. Make your paper easy
  to understand. Fancy vocabulary wont impress
  your teacher.

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• For paraphrasing plagiarism you need to change
  structure of paragraphs you need to restructure
  them in a completely new way and still save the
  main authors idea.

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• Change words plagiarism and work with the word
  order. Change it but make sure your brand new
  sentence doesnt have grammar mistakes as
  changing the word order often needs adding new
  words or changing the form of existing ones.

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• Try plagiarism rewriter and change from active
  voice to passive, and vice versa. Some experts
  advise writing preferably in the active voice.
  However, if your piece is grammatically correct
  and sounds just fine, why not to vary your piece
  with passive voice?

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• Use citations not only will it keep you safe
  from plagiarism, but also let your readers follow
  the way youve conducted your research.

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• Style your paraphrase plagiarism shouldnt look
  like the original source. Write in your very own
  style and tone as the rest of your paper.

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• You shouldnt include all details from the
  initial source. Define the most important ones
  and paraphrase just them. Overloading your paper
  with plenty of information isnt right.

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• When youre in doubt and not sure your paraphrase
  is authentic enough, give a credit. Put a quote
  in your paper or mention the original author
  inside your paraphrase.

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• Cite your own material. Have helpful info on the
  topic from your previous classes? Youre free to
  use it but you have to cite yourself. Yes, you
  must treat the work you want to use the same as
  you would if another author composed it.

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• Its called self-plagiarism using papers you
  wrote before without proper citing. Its odd but
  a kind of a big deal. So, take it into account!
• Check this Google book and find even more useful
  information.

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