Achievement 3 by @ester101 task; content etiquette

Hi everyone, I feel great to have known about steemit. This particular task is meant at testing my understanding of content etiquette. On that note, I'll be making a post on plagiarism and how to avoid it, take a look through..

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Plagiarism in a nutshell is simply the misrepresentation of someone else's idea, work or content and presenting it as if they were your own without due acknowledgement. It can be regarded as a crime in some places, an ethical offence in others, this can be punishable in the court of law.

There are many types or forms of plagiarism, they include; self plagiarism, mosaic plagiarism, direct plagiarism, accidental plagiarism etc. A few will be explained below.

Self plagiarism
This is a type if plagiarism which involves a copy and paste of a content or publication which was previously published by the same author. This type of plagiarism is common in the academia as most students work are result if copy paste of their previous work

Accidental plagiarism
This type if plagiarism is common just as its name, it can be termed a professional mistake that arises due to oversight or the citation of a wrong source. This is very common when writing a bulky project or during a research work that requires citing of so many sources.

ways of avoiding plagiarism

1. By using a plagiarism checker before publishing any work so as to make appropriate reference.
2. Careful reading through the write up to spot accidental plagiarism and referencing them appropriately.
3. Punishment for defaulters to serve as a deterrent to other plagiarist.

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