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Plagarism

Plagiarism can be defined by Encarta’s dictionary as “the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.” Though, it is not as black and white as the definition. There are five different types of plagiarism: Copy and Paste, Word Switch, Style, Metaphor and Idea Plagiarism. Each type of plagiarism is unique and has various levels of seriousness. Copy and Paste plagiarism is when the writer takes an entire sentence or phraseand literally copies it word for word or copy and pastes the information into their paper. This is the worst form of plagiarism because it copies exactly what the original author says. The following example is the beginning paragraph of a paper I wrote for another graduate class. The writer is person who would be plagiarizing my paper. Here are the different ways plagiarism could be utilized. Example: Writer: Established in 1962 by Sam Walton, Wal-Mart is the largest retailer in the world today. Word Switch plagiarism is when the writer simply switches a few words the author wrote and claims it to be their own work. Some believe that because the words aren’t exactly the same it is not plagiarism, but it indeed is. Writer: Wal-Mart is the largest retailer in the world today, established in 1962 by Sam Walton. Style Plagiarism is when the writer follows the original author sentence by sentence or paragraph by paragraph. This is copying the original authors reasoning, even if it is not the exact same words. Writer: Wal-Mart was not always the largest retailer in the world today. It was established in 1962 by Sam Walton and had its problems just like every other successful global company. What set Wal-Mart apart from others was its ability to fix these problems so rapidly. Metaphor plagiarism is when the writer takes an analogy used by the author. The writer usually claims they could not word the metaphor better, which may be or may not be the case,...