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Avoiding Plagiarism

Defining Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the fraudulent misrepresentation of any part of another person's work as one's own.

Types of Plagiarism

The 10 most common types of plagiarism and are ranked in order of severity.

 Source: Turnitin.com. (n.d.). Types of plagiarism. Retrieved from http://turnitin.com/assets/en_us/media/plagiarism-spectrum/

Attribution

Modified from content provided by Butler University Libraries.

California State University Maritime Academy

Cal Maritime Library
200 Maritime Academy Drive
Vallejo, CA 94590 
707-654-1090

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