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Wikipedia paragraph in the Introduction section?
The Introduction section of a paper is supposed to broadly introduce the topic.
What better beginning of a broad chapter than a part of the Wikipedia summary paragraph on the topic? Because it is free ...
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Does copying facts from Wikipedia, with attribution, constitute plagiarism?
I had an assignment where I had to create a web-based advertisement for a Computer that was created in the 1970 era or earlier. In my advertisement, I copied facts from Wikipedia such as "Output ...
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Should I quote Wikipedia if I can't rephrase it? [duplicate]
I want to write down this idea that I get from Wikipedia: both (James Watson and Francis Crick) thanked the Schroedinger's book for their inspiration.
(More specifically, that page is What Is Life?, ...
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Is it problematic to use a Wikipedia article I wrote in my PhD thesis?
I'm working on a specific subject, and I thought that sharing my bibliographical and synthesis work from peer-reviewed journals on Wikipedia could be a good idea. Moreover, there is no Wikipedia entry ...
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