How
Plagiarism Checkers Work: A Brief on Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a serious offense in the world of
writing and will lower your marks when detected. But thankfully there are software
and websites for you to detect plagiarism before your instructor does. This software
is called plagiarism checkers. They are designed to detect unintentional and
intentional plagiarism in your paper to help you avoid lowering your marks or
face much worse consequences of plagiarism.
Why is plagiarism so important?
Plagiarism refers to the unintentional or intentional
copying of someone's content fully or to some extent. Plagiarism is malpractice
in today's world because writing is one of the things that you cannot copyright;
it means that words or sentences cannot be claimed by one person and not ever
be used by someone else, but it raises the concern of getting the credit for
what you have originated. As words can't be claimed but your work can be.
That's why plagiarism works! You are liable to get the credit for the work you
have produced. In case, someone would like to use your work or expand on it,
they need to first make the reader aware that you have originated this research
or work of words! And only after acknowledging the original author can they use
the work to create their work or words. That is why plagiarism is so important
and is taken very seriously by teachers as well. You must avoid plagiarism at
all costs. Here you can read on how to avoid plagiarism in your paper and
how to give credit where it is due. (can add Hyperlink)
How does plagiarism checkers
detect plagiarism?
Because it is so important to avoid plagiarism in
your work, there is dedicated software to do that. But how does this software
work and how do they detect plagiarism? Plagiarism checkers use some very
complex algorithms to find plagiarism in your paper. They use search engine
results to match your content to the web that is broken into multiple small
sections for accuracy. They can match loads of content with your content in the
time of a minute and help you keep the plagiarism percentage low.
Plagiarism checkers are very effective at what they
do and can easily find faults in plagiarism. You should check your paper for
any unintentional plagiarism before submitting it.
Plagiarism can be of many types and you should know
about the types of plagiarism to be aware of what might be causing the
plagiarism percentage to be high. Here are the basic types of plagiarism that
are often seen everywhere.
1.
Accidental
plagiarism
Accidental plagiarism refers to
plagiarism when the writer neglects to cite the source or paraphrases a few
words of the original work while keeping the same context as in the original.
It is also called accidental plagiarism when the writer makes a mistake in
citing the source.
2.
Mosaic plagiarism
Out of all the types of
plagiarism, mosaic plagiarism is the most common and is often committed
unintentionally. Mosaic plagiarism refers to the situation in which the writer
borrows a set of words from the original work without using quote marks on it.
it is also known as patchwork because these small sections of multiple sources
are patched together to create a new work. This type of plagiarism is the
hardest to detect but is detectable. The plagiarism checker tools look for
phrase similarities in your paper with all the web results and ultimately find
the matching spots.
3.
Paraphrasing plagiarism
Paraphrasing plagiarism refers to
replacing a few words while using someone else's work or simply changing words
with their synonyms while referring to the original research or work.
Paraphrasing without citing or even incorrect paraphrasing and incorrect
display of the original work is considered plagiarism and should be avoided.
The golden point is to always cite the source. It is also important that you
take complete and accurate notes of the original work. Display of wrong
information or manipulation of data to fit your research while using someone's
work is a serious offense and should be avoided at all costs.
4.
Self or auto plagiarism
Still a question in the world of
the writing of whether it should be considered plagiarism to cite one's
previous work without reference. Self or auto plagiarism refers to when the
author uses his/her previous work in his/her current work without properly
mentioning the source. You should avoid self or auto plagiarism in your paper.
5.
Complete plagiarism
As the name suggests it refers to the
complete copying of the original content. This plagiarism is the easiest to
detect and will get you into a lot of trouble. It is also referred to as
complete plagiarism if you use full paragraphs from someone else’s work and
fail to cite the author. The consequences of complete plagiarism are the worst,
we have seen students get expelled from schools or fined a big amount.
6.
Source-based plagiarism
This type of plagiarism refers to the
mistake of not citing the source correctly. It means that the student has
failed to cite the right source for the original work when using it. Plagiarism
checkers can help you avoid this plagiarism mistake by telling you the source
of plagiarism in your paper.
7.
Direct plagiarism
Direct plagiarism refers to the
direct use of the words written by someone in your paper and neither putting it
quotes marks nor citing the source. It is also very common and is frowned upon.
When the student unintentionally ends up writing the same sentences as the
author had, it is still considered plagiarism. That is why it is so important
to use plagiarism checkers to avoid unintentional plagiarism in your work.
Plagiarism in any form of writing has to be avoided.
You must understand how to avoid it in the first place and if there is still
plagiarism then how to combat it with the use of plagiarism checkers.
