The interesting questions in the website esl.osu.edu/staff/bloch/plagiarism
are question 4 and question 7. The question 4 asks whether we have to cite
others’ ideas which obtained in peer discussion group in our paper or not. This
situation is very common in our daily university life because the form of peer
discussion group is popular in classes. When I encounter this problem, I would
like to cite other’s ideas because I should give credit to someone whose ideas
inspire me for my writing. The website advises us to use the citation form “personal
communication” to avoid possible plagiarism.
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addition, the question 7 shows a statement and asks which following passage
does not plagiarize the original statement. Summarizing is a necessary skill
for our academic writing. As the website hints, one way which avoids plagiarism
in summarizing is “abstracting main idea”. This idea is very helpful for me because
we can focus on different points from others’ summaries to avoid plagiarism.
This website lists many confused situations we may face in our future
life, and it provides some suggestions and explanations for us to properly
handle these questions about plagiarism.
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