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The document discusses the lack of research on the environmental and economic impacts of free-roaming and feral dogs, highlighting that existing studies indicate a negative effect on native species. It emphasizes the importance of proper paraphrasing and citation to avoid plagiarism. Additionally, it provides guidance on how to cite sources correctly in academic writing.

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The document discusses the lack of research on the environmental and economic impacts of free-roaming and feral dogs, highlighting that existing studies indicate a negative effect on native species. It emphasizes the importance of proper paraphrasing and citation to avoid plagiarism. Additionally, it provides guidance on how to cite sources correctly in academic writing.

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Sample Text

Little information exists on the environmental and economic effects of free-roaming and feral
dogs, potentially hampering the efficacy of conservation initiatives. Few studies have focused on
population-level impacts to endemic species associated with wildlife-dog interactions. Of the
studies that have focused on these issues, most have found that dogs negatively affect native
species.
Bad Paraphrasing

Not much research is out on how the economy and environment are affected by free-roaming and
feral dogs. This could harm conservation efficacy. Not many studies have looked at population-
level effects on native species related to wildlife and dog interactions. A few studies have looked
at it, and they found dogs have a negative impact.

You can see the actual text and the paraphrasing example above read similarly. In addition, the
required citation is missing. The bad paraphrasing follows the same order of information, uses
mostly similar sentence structures, and includes many of the same phrases.

Copying a paragraph and changing some of the words is not paraphrasing. To avoid this, it might
be helpful to read your source, set it aside for a minute, and then type your paraphrase without
looking at the original text. Try to take the relevant points from your source and present them in
a way that works for your paper.

Good Paraphrasing

Wild dogs could potentially impact the economy and environment. There have not been many
studies on the subject, but the few that were done suggest that they could pose a problem
(Young 25).

Citing

Citations inform readers about the source of your quote or paraphrase. For each piece of
information you use, you must cite it in the text of your essay and on the references page. There
are two ways to cite in-text. You can talk about an author’s work directly in the text, or you can
give the source in parentheses after the cited material. In-text citations only tell some information
about the source, but the references page will have more detail. The exact information given in
both citations will be different depending on the formatting style of your essay (e.g., APA, MLA,
Chicago, IEEE, etc.). The following examples use MLA formatting.

Avoiding Plagiarism: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Citing, Fall 2020. 2 of 4

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