Citing and ParaphrasingHow to use information ethically

What is paraphrasing• Merriam-Webster defines paraphrasing as:

to say (something that someone else has said or written) using different words (http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/paraphrase)

• It is the use of someone else’s words or ideas in the body of our paper or conversations. • We must always remember to tell others who the ideas

or words belong to. • **Failure to cite this information is plagiarism**

Examples of paraphrasing

In everyday conversations we paraphrase regularly:“Yesterday I talked to my friend Sheila. According to her, Dr. Gaston is the best instructor at HCC.”

“My mom says that the Buccaneers are going to have a great season.”

More examples of everyday paraphrasing

“Don’t you remember Jennifer talking about that last week? The best dog to have is a weimaraner.”

“Justin says that the best mountain to visit is Mt. Ruskin in Ohio.”

Academic Paraphrasing• According to Johnson (25) global warming is going to cause

mass destruction of our wildlife.• The pandemic flu can kill millions of people in hours (Jones

275).• Edna’s life was cut short by the news of her husband’s arrival

home (Chopin 25).

Quoting• Using the exact words from another person is done using

quotation marks. • My mom said, “Jennifer is the worst cook ever!”

Academic Quoting• According to the authors, “global warming is increasing at an

alarmingly high rate” (Johnson 256).• Designing the perfect car is “the goal of all engineers at Ford”

(Morris 99).