Plagiarism

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  1. browntwn

    browntwn Illustrious Member

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    #21
    Pulling all or most of the quotes from an article, even though you cite the underlying source of the quote, is still considered plagiarism since you are failing to cite the author of article who originally researched and put the quotes and ideas together.

    If you had said, "I read an article and based on that I read all the underlying material and then usually end up selecting the same or similar quotes to support my article on the same topic", that becomes something else. But you simply mention that you make sure the quotes are accurate. In other words, you don't really research or read any of the underlying material but simply rely on the quotes some other author has selected to use in support of their article.
     
    browntwn, Feb 20, 2013 IP
  2. Emma Pollard

    Emma Pollard Active Member

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    #22
    I do check out the source of the quotes, maybe I should have made that clear in my post, I also do my own research which does often result in the same sources as the original article.
     
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  3. browntwn

    browntwn Illustrious Member

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    #23
    I wasn't trying to say that you were plagiarizing anything. Just clarifying for those reading the thread that ripping all the quoted passages from an article, and re-writing the rest, is not considered an accepted practice.
     
    browntwn, Feb 20, 2013 IP
  4. Emma Pollard

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    #24
    I dont use all of the quotes from a piece just what is necessary to make the point and I always go back to the source, because it is news based what is already quoted is what I would use 90% of the time.
     
    Emma Pollard, Feb 20, 2013 IP
  5. Max Sanders

    Max Sanders Peon

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    Yeah I agree with us gays re-writing for me it's the same plagiarism which I always try to avoiding with help of different tools (one of which I use http://www.plagiarismdetect.com/).
     
    Max Sanders, Feb 25, 2013 IP
  6. Spoiltdiva

    Spoiltdiva Acclaimed Member

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    #26
    " Yeah I agree with us *gays* re-writing"...... Well I'm glad that you decided to come out of the closet here, but frankly it has nothing to do with the topic.:cool:
     
    Spoiltdiva, Feb 25, 2013 IP
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    #27
    Let me ask if Grammarly.com is worth the money? I am new to freelancing, and I want to buy a yearly subscription with them, since they seem to offer more than any free grammar checker does.
     
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