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Discussion on: Giving credit where credit is due

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femolacaster

All what we think we know are experiences and ideas cummulated over time from different sources. Originality involves you presenting these ideas in your own way till it looks like it was you that came up with it. What we somewhat know as paraphrasing. How well you paraphrase determines how little the evidence your accuser would have to hang you. So give credit when the paraphrasing still does not seem like or can't be made to reflect you, and include source(s) that reflect your already paraphrased idea more. Because those deserve the credit really. For the idea to be so strong that is hard to be paraphrased lol.