The importance of what chapter seven is all about is unarguable. Chapter seven covers plagiarism. Plagiarism is theft and should be looked at the same. With that in mind i think (or hope) that very few writers set out to plagiarize another’s works. This chapter does a great job at addressing just that by giving you a better idea of just what constitutes plagiarism and how best to avoid accidentally stealing ones work. Proper citing of your sources is important to this as well as understanding common knowledge use. Something that is considered common knowledge can be left without being cited, however determining what is or isn’t common knowledge can be a bit tricky. It seems, based on this chapter, the most important step in avoiding accidental plagiarism is to TAKE NOTES CAREFULLY. Always write down where you get your information and take note of any paraphrasing.
While it's become more prevalent in recent years, most plagiarism is still the inadvertent sort--that which comes from ignorance of academic conventions or from the hurried inclusion of sources.
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