Libraries: What Is Plagiarism?: Examples

Is It Plagiarism?

Using the exact text from sources for most of your essay, without quotation marks, but including the sources in your list of references.

Is It Plagiarism?

Yes, it's plagiarism.

It's not plagiarism, but it's still cheating.

It's not plagiarism because you listed the sources you used.

Yes, it's plagiarism.: 1712 votes (74.63%)

It's not plagiarism, but it's still cheating.: 185 votes (8.06%)

It's not plagiarism because you listed the sources you used.: 397 votes (17.31%)

Total Votes: 2294

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