1. Plagiarism is a form of theft, and theft is *still* illegal.
2. Plagiarism takes away from education. Stealing the work or information from someone else keeps you from being able to learn the process or information yourself.
3. Plagiarism can make you lose your credibility. There is no shame in telling people where your information came from, but not citing your information is basically pretending that you knew it all along.
4. The original author may sue you, schools might expel you, and you're not learning anything at all. In short, the consequences for plagiarism can be very dire.
Works Cited:
Harris, Muriel. "Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. Seventh ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2008. 378-81. Print.
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