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Avoiding Plagiarism: Understanding Plagiarism

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Citing Sources

Books for citing

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
ISBN: 9781603295611
Publication Date: 2021-05-17
Cite Right, Third Edition by Charles Lipson
ISBN: 9780226431109
Publication Date: 2018-11-20

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Defining Plagiarism

"Plagiarism” means the appropriation of another person’s work or idea and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work or idea into one’s own work offered for credit."

From LSCPA 2020 - 2021 Student Handbook

Types of Plagiarism

Ten Types of Unoriginal Work:

Source: TurnItIn.

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