hackelt Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 How do Ifigure out if 25% of my paper is plagiarized or not? People are stating over and over that it can happen very often. Any suggestions? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leia Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Shouldn't you know if your paper is plagiarised or not? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasundhra Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 why don't you send it through 'turn-it-in'?? that will tell you how much of you paper is plagiarized.... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
__inthemaking Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 How do you not know if you've been plagiarizing? If you've been paraphrasing or quoting without citing references, then it's plagiarism. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leia Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 [quote name='Vasundhra' post='26606' date='Oct 11 2008, 01:32 PM']why don't you send it through 'turn-it-in'?? that will tell you how much of you paper is plagiarized....[/quote] Keep in mind plagiarism doesn't happen just by direct quoting. you can plagiarise by paraphrasing/using ideas in your own words without referencing. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
msubr1 Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 add the following to the start and end of the essay --> "......." turnitin sometimes skips those.... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deissi Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Rule of thumb: if you have to worry about whether your EE is plagiarized or not, it most likely is plagiarized. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBSQUARED Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 www.turnitin.com Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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