The #1 way to avoid plagiarism is to cite your sources!
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A "citation" is how you tell your readers that the information you have used comes from someplace else. The citation tells the reader how to find this information, in case they want to read more. It may include:
Citations are needed when you:
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A "citation" is how you tell your readers that the information you have used comes from someplace else. The citation tells the reader how to find this information, in case they want to read more. It may include:
- the author
- book, article, website, etc. title
- the date the information was made or published
- the page numbers where you found the material
Citations are needed when you:
- paraphrase
- put quotations (" ") around a piece of information you copied word for word
- use an idea that someone else had already written or published
- talk about someone else's ideas or writings in your own writing
- could not have had your idea without having the information you read from someone else
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