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Evaluating Articles & Books: Rhetorical Triangle
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Scholarly vs. Popular Sources
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How To Avoid Plagiarism
Are you plagiarizing?
APA Citations (7th Edition)
How To Avoid Plagiarism
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Start Early
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Choose your topics wisely!
Take time to do a little research prior to picking a topic.
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2 steps: In-text & References
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Are you plagiarizing?
A flowchart depicting a general guide to understanding written plagiarism.
Question: Are your own words being used?
Yes
Q: Is it your idea?
Yes Yay! You’re not plagiarizing!
No. You’re paraphrasing, and need to add a citation and bibliography.
No
Q: Are you using quotation marks or placing it in blockquote?
Yes? Yay! You’re not plagiarizing!
No? You’re plagiarizing! Go quote it! Once you are done be sure to add a citation and bibliography!
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