Being a college or university student often means dealing with tons of writing assignments.

And when you regularly write a lot of text, it’s only a matter of time before you face the issue of unintentional plagiarism.

So today we’re going to tackle the heart of this issue.

In this article, we’ll talk about what is considered plagiarism and review its many different types. We’ll also go into a more in-depth analysis of unintentional plagiarism, as it’s the one that can cause you a lot of trouble (mainly because it’s left unnoticed, hence the name).

Writing any type of paper starts with research. That doesn’t seem like a groundbreaking discovery.

But for some reason, many students still fail at conducting proper online research.

Here’s a little question for you to think about…

How come students who perform outstanding research, avoid plagiarism, never procrastinate, hit their deadlines, and flawlessly format their papers can still fail them?

The answer is actually much simpler than you might think.