1. It's considered an act of stealing!
If it is not your own, you do not own the credibility over it, which can result in consequences if you do not give the rightful owner their credibility over the source.
2. Plagiarism means a lost learning opportunity
If you plaigarize instead of reasearching and citing, then you lose the opportunity to learn.
3. Plagiarism deminishes your chance at credibility
You just need to let readers know that the information is relocated rather than a piece of our own so that we have some sort of credibility and reliability.
4. May result in serious penalties!
It's a violation of academic honesty, which can result in penalties that are decided by whomever may be reading/catching your plagiarism.
All of these reasons explain why someone should not plagiarize.
Source: Kunka, Jennifer L. "Using and Avoiding Plagiarism." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. By Muriel Harris. Eighth ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2011. 378-79. Print.
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