Introduction

Plagiarism Defined

Examples

How to Avoid

In-Text Citations

Common Knowledge

Conclusion

Printable Checklist

Examples of Plagiarism

Let's look at some examples of plagiarism.

Copying and pasting text from on-line media, such as encyclopedias or journal articles, without attribution.

If you copy and paste the above section into your paper and let the reader believe the words are all yours, you have committed plagiarism.