{"id":56129,"date":"2018-10-12T10:27:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T08:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?post_type=qa_faqs&#038;p=56129"},"modified":"2023-04-28T11:19:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T09:19:11","slug":"plagiarism-vs-paraphrasing","status":"publish","type":"qa_faqs","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/plagiarism-vs-paraphrasing\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between plagiarism and paraphrasing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=index-1154.html>Plagiarism<\/a><\/strong> means using someone else\u2019s words or ideas and passing them off as your own. <a href=index-1249.html><strong>Paraphrasing<\/strong> <\/a>means putting someone else&#8217;s ideas in your own words.<\/p>\n<p>So when does paraphrasing count as plagiarism?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paraphrasing <strong>is<\/strong> plagiarism if you don&#8217;t properly credit the original author.<\/li>\n<li>Paraphrasing <strong>is<\/strong> plagiarism if your text is too close to the original wording (even if you cite the source). If you directly copy a sentence or phrase, you should <a href=index-1828.html>quote<\/a> it instead.<\/li>\n<li>Paraphrasing\u00a0<strong>is not<\/strong> plagiarism if you put the author&#8217;s ideas completely in your own words <strong>and<\/strong> properly <a href=index-1775.html>cite the source<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"template":"","faq_category":[50510,50142],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>What is the difference between plagiarism and paraphrasing?<\/title>\n
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