Patterns of Plagiarism
Below are examples of 15 patterns of plagiarism, followed by 3 patterns of non-plagiarism. Click on each pattern name to see a prototypical example. For further learning, try the tutorials and practice tests with feedback.
Key: wfw=word-for-word plagiarism; para=paraphrasing plagiarism
- Clueless Quote: wfw because no quotes, no citation, no reference
- Crafty Cover-up: proper paraphrase but wfw also present
- Cunning Cover-up: para because no citation, no reference
- Deceptive Dupe: wfw because no quotes, no citation, but has reference
- Delinked Dupe: wfw because no reference, even though quotes and citation
- Devious Dupe: correct quote but wfw also present
- Dippy Dupe: wfw because quotes missing, even though full citation and reference
- Disguised Dupe: looks like proper paraphrasing, but actually wfw because no quotes, no locator
- Double Trouble: both wfw and para, although has reference
- Linkless Loser: wfw because citation and reference lacking, although has quotes and locator
- Lost Locator: wfw because missing locator, although has quotes, citation, and reference
- Placeless Paraphrase: para because no reference, although citation present
- Severed Cite: para because reference but no citation
- Shirking Cite: wfw because lacks locator and reference, although quotes and citation present
- Triple D--Disguised Disconnected Dupe: wfw--looks like proper paraphrasing, but no quotes, no reference, no locator
Patterns of Non-Plagiarism
- Correct Quote: takes another's words verbatim and acknowledges with quotation marks, full in-text citation with locator, and reference
- Proper Paraphrase: summarizes another's words and acknowledges with in-text citation and reference
- Parroted Paraphrase: appears to be paraphrasing, and technically may not be plagiarism, but ... ???