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If we're genuinely talking just five consecutive words: yes, that could happen by chance. But plagiarism is not just about five words in the middle of a 120-page thesis. It's lifting ideas, plots...
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2019-12-13T12:00:15Z (about 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T02:48:07Z (about 5 years ago)
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If we're genuinely talking just five consecutive words: yes, that could happen by chance. But plagiarism is not just about five words in the middle of a 120-page thesis. It's lifting ideas, plots, characters, paragraphs, pages. See the [_Opal Mehta_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Opal_Mehta_Got_Kissed,_Got_Wild,_and_Got_a_Life) mess for an example of what's really plagiarism.
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2013-04-05T00:05:20Z (over 11 years ago)
Original score: 3