Writing

What is self-plagiarism?

Traditional definitions of plagiarism do not account for self-plagiarism

Answer

Self-plagiarism is taking your own words and using them for credit in more than one place, like for two separate classes. An example of self-plagiarism would be writing something for English class, turning it in to your instructor, and then turning in a copy of that same paper for Philosophy class.

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