Question

Define plagiarism.

Define self-plagiarism.

Describe the imporance of not plagiarinh.

Describe the consquences if those who have plagiarized in their life.

Answer 1

Plagiarism is an act of dishonesty and cheating which involves stealing someone else's work, ideas, thoughts, language or expressions, and presenting them as one's own.

Self plagiarism is an act of taking and reusing ideas, thoughts, passages, or texts from one's previous old work in new work, and presenting them as brand new.

The importance of no plagiarism is that avoiding plagiarism helps to contribute something new to the society. Avoiding plagiarism helps to preserve someone's intellectual property and reputation. Avoiding plagiarism would encourage people to use their own ideas and thoughts.

The consequences if those who have plagiarized in their life are :-

• Sense of mistrust with respect to a plagiarist's work.
• Loss of reputation.
• Damage to innovative and creative skills.
• Difficulty in finding jobs.
• Loss of credibility.

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