Micro-lesson 2 · 5 min

Paraphrasing without plagiarism

Put ideas in your own words and structure, and know why swapping synonyms isn't enough.

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What a paraphrase is

A paraphrase keeps the source's idea but uses your own words and your own sentence structure, and it still needs a citation.

Swapping a few words for synonyms while keeping the original structure is called patchwriting. Most universities treat it as plagiarism.