The four main reasons not to plagiarize are as follows.
1. Plagiarism is unethical, its considered the act stealing.
2. Plagiarism means a lost learning opportunity, if you plagiarise you lose the opportunity to learn a new topic.
3. Plagiarism diminishes your creditability, to be considered a credible writer you have to let the readers know you where you got the information.
4. Plagiarism may result in serious penalties, colleges and universities consider plagiarism as a violation of academic dishonesty, and you could get kicked out of school.
Kunka, Jennifer L. "Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. By Muriel Harris. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2011. 378-79. Print. Custom Edition for Ozark Technical Community College.
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