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Q&A Questioning Plagiarism Rules

Algorithms cannot detect plagiarism. They can detect a similarity between two text which might or might not be a sign of plagiarism. Plagiarism is passing someone else's work off as your own. You c...

posted 6y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-03T20:41:56Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:25:46Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:25:46Z (over 4 years ago)
Algorithms cannot detect plagiarism. They can detect a similarity between two text which might or might not be a sign of plagiarism. Plagiarism is passing someone else's work off as your own. You can write a text that is similar to another text (actually this happens all the time) and not be plagiarizing. You can write a completely unique text and still be plagiarizing if that text is describing someone else's idea and presenting it as your own.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-11-25T05:00:58Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 8