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World of Plagiarism
World of Plagiarism
Plagiarism: An Overview
What is Secondary Source Plagiarism?
Example of Secondary Source Plagiarism
How to Avoid Secondary Source Plagiarism
To Wrap Up
Secondary Source Plagiarism is taking material from a secondary source and using it
in a manner that does not acknowledge the secondary source. This is a common type
of plagiarism violation in academia.
This article discusses secondary source plagiarism and suggests ways to avoid it.
Plagiarism: An Overview
Plagiarism is a form of academic misconduct that includes using the ideas, and
words of another person without proper attribution. It is the act of taking someone
else’s work and passing it off as your own.
Plagiarism is a punishable offense, and anyone who uses someone else’s work without
their permission or giving appropriate credit is considered guilty of plagiarism.
However, you can use other people’s information and ideas, as long as you credit
them.
However, he can not obtain the original works cited in the text. He decides to
paraphrase the information from the book, but instead of citing the source author,
he uses the references cited in the book. This means the student cites the primary
source but fails to cite the secondary source – the book.
This way, the student has not