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Plagiarism

Cloning: Exact copy. Find and replace: changing a few keywords to synonyms but keeping the rest of the content or structure the same. Says Who: Doesn’t include citation with paraphrased idea. AI: Authored by AI & passed off as your own work. Hybrid: Paraphrased from multiple sources without citing. 404 Error: Citations are for non-existent sources. Aggregator: Correctly cites sources but paper includes no original work/original thought. Adapted from Turnitin Plagiarism Spectrum, https://www.turnitin.com/static/plagiarism-spectrum/