Discussion: Mastering Paraphrasing and Avoiding Plagiarism

This assignment delves into the critical distinctions between paraphrasing and plagiarism within the context of scholarly writing. It emphasizes the importance of correctly attributing sources and avoiding the unethical appropriation of others' work. The discussion covers paraphrasing as a method of summarizing and incorporating external ideas while maintaining academic integrity. The solution also highlights the use of tools like SafeAssign, Grammarly, and Turnitin in detecting plagiarism and improving grammatical accuracy. Furthermore, it underscores the significance of adhering to APA guidelines for consistent formatting and clear presentation of ideas, referencing O’Conner's views on effective writing and clarity. The assignment provides a comprehensive overview of plagiarism, paraphrasing, and resources available to ensure academic honesty and quality writing.

Paragraphing and Plagiarism

Introduction
Plagiarism is the immoral and evil annexation of the text or literary work of another person. It is
the misappropriation and the proclamation of the opinions, languages, thoughts and beliefs which
are penned down by one person, by another and claiming it to be his own. Plagiarism is beyond
the integrity of a good writer who is displaying his skills. It does not constitute the elements of a
crime but it can be a violation of copyright (Barren-Cedeno et al., 2013).
Paraphrasing includes the rephrasing or the recapitulation of the extract written by a writer. It is
quite different from plagiarism as it includes the rewriting of the language of the text written by a
writer without changing the actual idea. The language which is rewritten by the writer can be
claimed to be his own. It is commonly known as ‘paraphrasis’. It is the summarizing of the text
already written in another language with appropriate grammar (Alahrani, Salim & Abraham,
2012).
Paraphrased Paragraph
According to O’Conner (2003), a good writer makes it easier to read a book without putting
much effort to it. The author stated that when a book does not make any sense it is the fault of
the writer rather than the reader. If multiple readers are not able to comprehend what they have
been reading, they mostly become intimidated. As a result, it is the duty of the writer to avoid
complexity and write a book with simplicity. This will help to express a tremendously
complicated idea simply. This entails the writer to have a clear thinking that will be reflected in
his clear writing.
Useful Tools
SafeAssign is one such software used in the contemporary era to identify plagiarism. It
recognizes and highlights those portions of the text which has been blindly copied from another
writer. The report through SafeAssign has created a comparison between the documents and has
recognized those portions which are copied and pasted from one or different sites. In this way,
the academic reports, assignments, projects and other literary works of the students can be
secured. On the other hand, grammarly has helped to detect the grammatically error words. It has
helped to run a scan on all the words that have been used ad reflecting on both critical errors as

well as minor errors thus fixing them. Another tool that has been available through the Walden
Writing Centre is Turnitin that is regarded as a useful tool thus reflecting on the impact of
plagiarism on personal integrity.
Walden Writing Center on APA
The guideline of APA assists the readers to identify ideas as well as information that has been
put forward by the writer rather than getting adjusted to inconsistent formatting. As a result, the
writers are able to express their viewpoint clearly thus making it easier for the readers to
comprehend (McDonald, 2011, p. 5). The APA materials have been based on the sixth edition of
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

References
Alzahrani, S. M., Salim, N., & Abraham, A. (2012). Understanding plagiarism linguistic
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and Cybernetics, Part C (Applications and Reviews), 42(2), 133-149.
Barrón-Cedeño, A., Vila, M., Martí, M. A., & Rosso, P. (2013). Plagiarism meets paraphrasing:
Insights for the next generation in automatic plagiarism detection. Computational
Linguistics, 39(4), 917-947.
McDonald, K. E. (2011). Teaching the 6th edition of APA style of writing in counselor
education. The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 3(2), 5.
O’Conner, P. (2003). Woe is I: The grammarphobe’s guide to better English in plain English.
New York: Riverhead Books.