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Global plagiarism and how to avoid itHave you ever seen a tweet thread from someone, only to see the same thread from a different person who claims to have written it? There’s so much of this on social media, making it not enough to cause a Twitter war. However, when such a thing happens in academia, then yes, we can have a war! Global plagiarism might just be the worst kind of plagiarism there is. Here’s what you need to know about global plagiarism and what to do about it:
What is global plagiarism?
This sounds like heaping all plagiarism sins upon yourself, doesn’t it? Well, in a way it is. Global plagiarism is taking someone’s work and passing it as your own. Imagine your professor giving your class an assignment to go write a tragicomedy, only for one of your classmates to copy Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale and present it as their own. That’s simply preposterous, isn’t it? Well, that is how absurd it is for anyone to copy someone’s work and present it as their own, regardless of whether the original author is famous or not.
Some forms of plagiarism can be accepted as unintentional plagiarism. However, when it comes to global plagiarism, there is nothing unintentional about it. In this kind of plagiarism, the student does not even try to paraphrase the work or use synonyms. Rather, the work is taken as it is and passed off as that student’s even though they know for sure that they copied it from somewhere. Global plagiarism takes different forms:
- Copying someone’s work and passing it as your own
- Adding someone’s work into yours without attributing them.
- Using the spinning tool to spin the words and make them look like yours
- Copying your own work that has been published before.
Consequences of global plagiarism
Expulsion
Given that global plagiarism is an intentional act, there is a high likelihood of it causing someone’s expulsion.
Getting 0 on that unit
Perhaps the most lenient punishment you can receive for global plagiarism is getting a zero in that particular unit.
Reputation damage
Bad news has very fast legs. One thing that can easily damage your reputation in school and even ruin your career prospects is global plagiarism. Nobody wants to be known as the student that passed someone else’s work as their own. This is the surest way of losing the trust of your professors and your friends.
How to avoid global plagiarism
Since we have established that global plagiarism is such a serious academic offense. It is vital to know how you can avoid it. Here are some ways you can stay watchful while working on your essay and avoid this kind of plagiarism:
Proper attribution
Not attributing the author of a particular paper is a mistake that you should not be caught doing. Always make sure that you attribute every author that you’ve used their information on your paper.
Quotation marks
Perhaps you are wondering, “what if they have said something really dope and I want to capture it exactly the way it is?” well, that’s where quotation marks come in. when writing an essay, you use quotation marks to show that those are not your words.
In-text citation
You need to do more than add proper references at the end of your paper. You also need to in-text your work. For instance, after using quotation marks, in-text that part to show who wrote those words.
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Avoid copying someone else's words
If someone has inspired you, do not copy their words verbatim. However, correctly paraphrase those words. Make sure you in-text anything you have paraphrased.
Write in your own words
Do you know you can get an idea from someone and then use that idea creatively to write your paper? That is the entire purpose of getting inspired. Learn to read something, analyze it in your mind and then write it in your own words.
Use plagiarism checkers
Plagiarism checkers have been developed to help you avoid plagiarism. Once you are done working on your paper, use a plagiarism checker to confirm if there is any kind of plagiarism. If you find any phrases that have been plagiarized, try to paraphrase them and use in-text citations.
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