4 Reasons Why Plagiarism is Bad

Name and explain four reasons why avoiding plagiarism is important.


1. It's Against the Law - You could be sued and/or spend jail time for plagiarism.

2. It's Unethical - It's wrong to claim someone else's work as your own.

3. You Cheat Yourself Out of Learning - You're paying to be in class to learn, why lesson the experience by not doing the work yourself?

4. You Destroy Any Credibility That You Have - By doing so, you also make yourself a target for close scrutiny by your instructor, and that not the kind of attention you want.