| Rushing through their essays may encourage students | | | | information together thereby helping the readers |
| to copy from sources. However, most students are | | | | comprehend the writer’s overall goal or goals. |
| not aware that this is a serious academic offense that | | | | When to Use Quotation and Paraphrasing |
| even violates the intellectual property rights of authors | | | | Quotations are beneficial in making a research paper |
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| teachers give emphasis on the penalties students may | | | | that he or she must choose the most appropriate one. |
| face when they plagiarize. But the good news is | | | | Including a quote is not the only goal, but positioning the |
| students can avoid any trouble by acquainting | | | | quote in the right sentences of the essays enhances |
| themselves on the most common plagiarism mistakes. | | | | the paper’s credibility in the eyes of any critical |
| Giving Credit Where It Is Due | | | | reader. |
| In writing essays, students must cite sources every | | | | Paraphrasing is another writing technique that helps |
| time they use other people’s ideas, views or | | | | students to convey their ideas. Actually, it is advisable |
| hypotheses. Providing citation is one of the cardinal | | | | to paraphrase a group of words, whether they are |
| rules of academic writing. Whether students are doing | | | | spoken or written. But in doing so, the writer must also |
| simple book reviews on a particular author or a | | | | give credit to the people who have spoken or written |
| 15-paged term paper, keeping this basic rule at heart | | | | them. |
| means students are halfway through their writing | | | | These are simple rules that any student can keep in |
| assignments. | | | | mind when writing their essays. By observing these |
| Statistical Data Help | | | | guidelines, any writing will be free from costly plagiarism |
| It’s not only “words” that get cited for | | | | mistakes. Moreover, students can also appreciate their |
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| understand. Thus, it is of great importance that | | | | students may find themselves the victims of copyright |
| students of any discipline include relevant data or | | | | infringement years after completing their essays in |
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