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Academic Writing

Academic writing is where you present the information that explains your ideas or supports your arguments. This section of the guide curates readings that will help you understand what academic writing is and how to improve your own.


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Avoiding Plagiarism

A. "Plagiarism is the act of presenting the words, ideas, or images of another as your own".

B. The APA Ethics Code defines plagiarism as "presenting the words, ideas, or images of another as your own" (2022, para. 1).

C. Plagiarism is the act of presenting the words, ideas, or images of another as your own (APA, 2022).

D. "Plagiarism is the act of presenting the words, ideas, or images of another as your own" (APA, 2022, para. 1).

Which of the examples above (if any) show correct use of in-text citation?

Which of the examples (if any) are plagiarized? 


A.

"Plagiarism". (2019). APA Style Blog. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/plagiarism

B.

American Psychological Association. (2022, July). Plagiarism. APA Style Blog. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/plagiarism

C.

American Psychological Association. (2022, July). Plagiarism. APA Style Blog. https://apastyle.apa.org/

D.

American Psychological Association https://apastyle.apa.org/

Which of the examples above (if any) is a correct reference citation?

Which of the examples (if any) is incorrect?

Do any of these examples represent plagiarism?