Plagiarism and Paraphrasing

What is plagiarism?

Completely stealing someone else's work without giving them credit

A disease

What is paraphrasing?

Writing someone else's work word for word and claiming it as your own

Summarizing someone else's work

Should paraphrasing be allowed in the classroom?

Yes

No

Is taking a couple of words from another source and claiming it as your own considered plagiarizing?

Yes

No

Should plagiarizers be severely punished?

No

Yes

Is plagiarizing ever acceptable?

Yes

No

Is there a difference between plagiarizing and paraphrasing?

Yes

No

If you consider paraphrasing wrong, should people who paraphrase be punished more severly than those who plagiarize?

Yes

No

What do you consider plagiarism?

Using three words from another source and claiming it as your own

Using an entire sentence from another source and claiming it as your own

Both

What do you consider paraphrasing?

Using three words from another source and claiming it as your own

Using an entire sentence from another source and claiming it as your own

Both