{"id":2267,"date":"2026-08-28T02:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/?p=2267"},"modified":"2026-08-25T19:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:30:20","slug":"how-to-paraphrase-without-plagiarizing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/how-to-paraphrase-without-plagiarizing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Paraphrase Without Plagiarizing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Paraphrasing requires you to understand and rewrite the source and not just replace a few words with synonyms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The best method involves closing the original source and then describing it from memory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proper attribution is require even after thorough paraphrasing, through a citation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using AI for paraphrasing comes with risks like hallucinations and loss of meaning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc238041898\">Why Do Students and Researchers Need to Paraphrase?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc238041899\">Paraphrasing vs Patchwriting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc238041900\">A Basic Paraphrasing Workflow<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc238041901\">Examples of Good and Bad Paraphrasing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc238041902\">The Rules Around Direct Quotations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc238041903\">How to Paraphrase Text Generated by ChatGPT<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc238041904\">Are AI Paraphrasers Useful?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc238041905\">Common Mistakes in Paraphrasing Academic Text<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc238041906\">Paraphrasing vs Summarizing: Key Differences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc238041907\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"_Toc238041898\">Why Do Students and Researchers Need to Paraphrase?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Paraphrasing is an academic skill that has benefits beyond just avoiding plagiarism. Paraphrasing involves rewriting another text\u2019s words in your own, meaning that you\u2019ve to deeply understand what the original author is saying and then reflect it. Putting it simply, you can\u2019t paraphrase what you don\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Academic writing by default involves consulting other sources for theories, conceptualizations, and discoveries. It\u2019s impossible to write an academic essay, thesis, or research paper without referring to existing literature. Unless you can paraphrase well, you\u2019re running the risk of being accused of plagiarism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Effective paraphrasing helps you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Demonstrate your knowledge of the source theory or literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrate existing knowledge into your own arguments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid excess direct quotation, which undermines credibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep your writing consistent in tone and \u201csounding like you\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Present complex findings more clearly to your readers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"_Toc238041899\">Paraphrasing vs Patchwriting<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is patchwriting?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Patchwriting, also known as mosaic plagiarism, involves replacing a few (often non-essential) words from the source text in an attempt to avoid plagiarism detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example of patchwriting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source text:<\/strong> Regular follow-up may encourage participants to maintain changes in health behaviors over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Patchwriting:<\/strong> Following up regularly may encourage people to maintain changes in health behaviors over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Difference between paraphrasing and patchwriting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Effective paraphrasing goes beyond just synonym swapping. Paraphrasing often involves changes to underlying structure, combining&nbsp; information from different parts of the same paper, integrating findings from different papers, and critically evaluating or commenting on your sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><td><strong>Aspect<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Paraphrasing<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Patchwriting<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Meaning<\/strong><\/td><td>Restates the original idea completely in your own words and sentence structure<\/td><td>Changes some words or phrases while retaining much of the original wording or structure<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sentence structure<\/strong><\/td><td>Substantially different from the source<\/td><td>Often closely follows the source<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Word choice<\/strong><\/td><td>Vocabulary and phrasing completely different from the source<\/td><td>Relies heavily on minor word substitutions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Understanding<\/strong><\/td><td>Demonstrates that the writer has understood and reconstructed the source<\/td><td>May indicate that the writer has not fully processed the source<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Plagiarism risk<\/strong><\/td><td>Low as long as source is properly cited<\/td><td>Fairly high; many detectors can now spot patchwriting<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"_Toc238041900\">A Basic Paraphrasing Workflow<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Read the source text<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the source text multiple times and confirm you\u2019ve understood it. Look up technical terms that you aren\u2019t familiar with. Highlight sections like key outcomes, key limitations, and main implications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Close the text and open a fresh window or document<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This step basically forces you to not refer to the source text at all and rely on your memory. If you genuinely can\u2019t remember key points from the source text, go back to Step 1 again. Never keep the source text and your own document open at the same time; you\u2019ll be tempted to \u201ccopy-paste just a little\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Write from memory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you write from memory, you will automatically start using your own words and expressions. Don\u2019t worry about recalling statistics precisely. Write down the \u201cimpression\u201d the text gave you and leave placeholders like \u201cSaltsbury et al. (2024) found a strong correlation [CHECK STATISTIC] between household income and life satisfaction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Write in a new structure initially (e.g., as an email)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pretend you\u2019re telling your friend or mom about the study you just read. You can actually draft a text or email. The new format again forces you to think critically about the source and what it\u2019s trying to demonstrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5: Compare source and original<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where you crosscheck the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Have I retained the meaning of the original text?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are any statistics and numerical data from the original text copied correctly into the paraphrase?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have I preserved the original hedging (i.e., if the source author was tentative about a claim, you should use appropriate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/reporting-verbs-academic-writing\/\">reporting verbs<\/a> like \u201cindicates\u201d or \u201csuggests\u201d rather than \u201cdemonstrates\u201d or \u201creveals\u201d).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 6: Add your own opinion or interpretation of the source<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you paraphrase a source, you\u2019re not just creating a summary of it along the lines of \u201che said that\u2026\u201d and \u201cshe found that \u2026.\u201d You also analyze and critically evaluate the quality of that source, paying attention to any biases or limitations in that work that could influence its findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 7: Add a citation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is your ultimate safeguard. Acknowledge the source with a citation and entry in your reference list, formatted as per APA, MLA, etc. Include page numbers for any direct quotations (or by default in MLA style).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this stage, it\u2019s important to make sure you\u2019re providing enough information for another researcher to find that source. DOIs are nowadays highly encourage across style guides. Prefer URLs from established databases (e.g., PubMed and ScienceDirect) as journal pages can change when a journal moves between publishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"_Toc238041901\">Examples of Good and Bad Paraphrasing<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let\u2019s look at a worked example of how to effectively paraphrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Source Text<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This study identified three key findings regarding the relationship between sleep quality and glycemic control. First, poorer sleep quality was significantly associated with poorer glycemic control, suggesting that inadequate or disrupted sleep may be an important factor in glucose regulation. Second, participants with poorer sleep quality had higher HbA1c and fasting blood glucose levels. Third, the relationship remained significant after adjustment for potential confounders, including age, sex, BMI, physical activity, and medication use, suggesting that sleep quality may contribute to glycemic control independently of these factors. Taken together, these findings support the potential importance of sleep as a modifiable behavioral factor in the management of glycemic health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poor Paraphrasing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bobbyboy et al. (2026) uncovered three main insights regarding the relationship between sleep quality and glycemic control. First, sleep quality was correlated with glycemic control. This suggests that inadequate or disrupted sleep may be an important factor in glucose regulation. Second, subjects with poorer sleep quality had higher HbA1c and fasting blood glucose levels. Third, the relationship remained significant after adjustment for potential confounders, for example, age, sex, BMI, physical activity, and medication use, suggesting that sleep quality may contribute to glycemic control independently of these factors. These results support the importance of sleep as a modifiable behavioral factor in the management of glycemic health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Effective Paraphrasing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A multisite actigraphy study (Bobbyboy et al., 2026) showed that sleep quality was inversely related to HbA1c levels even after controlling for multiple known confounders. This finding is significant as they used objective measures of sleep quality in addition to self-report, and their findings also extend those of Vanderdaker and Briggs (2024), who found that a sleep hygiene intervention has modest beneficial effects on short-term glycemic control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What makes the paraphrased version effective<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Key descriptor (multisite, actigraphy) added<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A strength of the study (\u201cused objective measures\u201d) was noted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The study was situated in existing literature (\u201cfindings also extend those of\u201d)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus was on what the author thought was the most important finding from the original study, not all 3 findings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"_Toc238041902\">The Rules Around Direct Quotations<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At times you may want to use the exact wording of the original source, especially where the author\u2019s voice is unique and deserves emphasis. Direct quotations are common in linguistics, literature, and the humanities as well as in qualitative social science where extracts from interviews serve as key findings of the study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Short direct quotations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Short direct quotations are usually less than 40 words or 3 lines of poetry. They\u2019re enclosed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-use-quotation-marks-in-manuscript-writing\/\">quotation marks<\/a> and on the same line as the surrounding text. Note this style variation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/british-vs-american-english-spelling-punctuation\/\">US vs UK English<\/a>: Use single quotes in British English and double quotes in American English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Gaskell describes <em>Wuthering Heights<\/em> as a \u201cpiece of fire and mystery\u201d (p. 56).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Block quotations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Block quotations are used when you\u2019re quoting larger amounts of text. The quoted text is usually on a separate line and indented fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"903\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image.png 903w, https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-768x452.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"_Toc238041903\">How to Paraphrase Text Generated by ChatGPT<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re using an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-use-ai-to-write-a-research-paper-tools-prompts-and-workflow-to-prevent-hallucination-and-sound-human\/\">AI tool to help write your paper<\/a>, you need to make sure that you\u2019re still keeping your own voice. While many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/is-ai-allowed-in-journal-submissions-journal-and-publisher-ai-policies-and-how-much-ai-is-acceptable-in-a-research-paper\/\">journals and publishers permit AI<\/a> for writing and editing tasks, they often reject papers with flat, boilerplate writing that sounds like it could belong to any study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following steps can help you effectively paraphrase AI text so that you don\u2019t sound like \u201cAI slop\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Include specific details. Insert data points from your own study and talk about previous studies in specific terms, not generalities. Don\u2019t say \u201cWilliams et al. made a seminal contribution to research\u201d but something like \u201cThe first intergenerational longitudinal study to use economics data in X population (Williams et al., 2000) challenged the prevailing assumption that \u2026\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus on conciseness. Large language models (LLMs) often make the same point again and again, using different phrasing each time. Cut out the fluff, and your paper actually becomes easier to read.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vary sentence length. LLMs often produce uniform sentences. Cut down complex sentences with multiple clauses, and this again enhances overall readability.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>As an aside, never introduce grammatical errors into your paper just to lower your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/ai-detection-in-academic-writing-ai-detectors-accuracy-false-positives-and-researcher-concerns\/\">AI detection score<\/a>. You\u2019ll create further problems for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"_Toc238041904\">Are AI Paraphrasers Useful?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of AI-powered academic writing assistants offer paraphrasing tools. These save time and effort in paraphrasing, and if you\u2019re not a native English speaker, they can help you expand your vocabulary and navigate complicated sentence structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, using AI paraphrasers comes with certain risks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Loss of meaning and loss of nuance: e.g., the AI output presents a subgroup result as applicable to the entire sample or ignores key caveats and limitations disclosed by the original author.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increased risk of fabrications (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/what-are-ai-hallucinations-in-research-causes-examples-and-risks\/\">AI hallucinations<\/a>) where the AI output says something that was never there in the source to begin with<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loss of your own voice, resulting in flat, boilerplate text that doesn\u2019t say anything interesting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greater risk of being flagged in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/ai-detectors-for-research-papers-how-to-check-academic-writing-for-ai\/\">AI detector<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increased plagiarism: in some cases, AI might duplicate text from yet another published source while trying to paraphrase yours.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><em>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/best-paraphrasing-tools-for-researchers\/\">What are the best paraphrasing tools for researchers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"_Toc238041905\">Common Mistakes in Paraphrasing Academic Text<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Synonym swapping<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you just replace one or two words in a sentence, that\u2019s patchwriting or mosaic plagiarism. Paraphrasing involves changes to sentence structure and paragraph organization, to re-present the original text in your own words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dropping caveats or hedging<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the source text contained hedging language like \u201cmay\u201d or \u201csuggests\u201d, or added caveats and limitations to certain findings, you need to reflect those in your paraphrase. Use appropriate reporting verbs like \u201cindicates\u201d or \u201cproposes\u201d rather than \u201cdemonstrates\u201d or \u201cdiscovers\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Over-reliance on direct quotes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In fields like literature or humanities, you have maybe 1-2 direct quotes per subsection, and spend several sentences describing and discussing the rhetorical or linguistic qualities of the quoted text. In quantitative social sciences research, you have perhaps 1-2 direct quotes in an entire paper (excluding participant transcripts in qualitative research). In STEM fields, you can have an entire paper without direct quotes. Always paraphrase first and reserve direct quotes only when it\u2019s essential to preserve the original wording.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forgetting to cite the original source<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is probably the most common mistake made by new researchers. No matter how drastically you paraphrase a source, you still have to give the original author credit. The only exception is for widely known information, like the date WWII began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"_Toc238041906\">Paraphrasing vs Summarizing: Key Differences<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Paraphrasing involves presenting a specific part of a source in your own words while summarizing involves distilling the key arguments or aspects of that source. Paraphrasing requires you to judge <em>what that author is saying<\/em> whereas summarizing requires you to decide <em>is this detail important enough to be included<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Aspect<\/td><td>Paraphrasing<\/td><td>Summarizing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Length<\/td><td>Often same as the original<\/td><td>Much shorter than the original<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scope<\/td><td>Specific sentences<\/td><td>Entire article or book chapter<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Detail<\/td><td>Keeps all ideas<\/td><td>Discards minor details<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"_Toc238041907\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can you paraphrase without citing the source?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, paraphrasing without citing the source is considered plagiarism even if a plagiarism detector doesn\u2019t flag the paraphrased text. Your examiners and peer reviewers are sufficiently familiar with the field to know that X idea has been proposed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you handle technical terms while paraphrasing?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Core technical terms must not be changed in scientific writing, because that results in a loss in accuracy. Alter sentence structure and non-technical terms instead, and mix in your own evaluation and comments on the research so that you aren\u2019t repeating a chunk of text from a single source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What score is okay in a plagiarism checker for a journal article?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Journals prefer scores under 20% though some have a cutoff of 15%. Note that this score should not include sections like the reference list or funding statements, where everything is templatized by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do receive a higher score, check the sources of the overlap. Journal editors are often understanding of higher similarity scores for a Stage 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/registered-report-structure-checklist-examples\/\">registered report<\/a>, an article that already has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/what-are-preprints\/\">preprint<\/a>, an article that has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/convert-dissertation-journal-article\/\">converted from a dissertation<\/a>, or a study replicating another. Journal editors also understand that specialized terminology and phrasing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/methods-section-research-paper\/\">Methods section<\/a> cannot be altered much across papers; there are only so many ways you can describe an RT-PCR protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is paraphrasing AI cheating?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-use-ai-to-write-a-research-paper-tools-prompts-and-workflow-to-prevent-hallucination-and-sound-human\/\">AI to help write your manuscript<\/a>, paraphrasing AI output is not cheating. In fact, it\u2019s highly recommended that you use AI as a first draft and then rework the output to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-edit-an-ai-written-paper-to-match-your-writing-style\/\">reflect your own voice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I use ChatGPT to paraphrase?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Large language models like ChatGPT are often helpful when you get stuck, but you run the risk of distorting the meaning of the original text and including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-check-for-hallucinations-in-ai-text-examples-and-checklist-for-researchers-and-students\/\">AI hallucinations<\/a> in your own paper. Always verify the output of any AI tool, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-write-an-ai-disclosure-statement-examples-and-format-for-journal-articles-and-dissertations\/\">disclose its use appropriately<\/a>, and never ask <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-ai-generated-citations-references-steps-checklist-examples\/\">ChatGPT to find you citations or references<\/a> (which have the highest risk of fabrication).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR Contents Why Do Students and Researchers Need to Paraphrase? Paraphrasing is an academic skill that has benefits beyond just avoiding plagiarism. Paraphrasing involves rewriting another text\u2019s words in your own, meaning that you\u2019ve to deeply understand what the original author is saying and then reflect it. Putting it simply, you can\u2019t paraphrase what you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":2270,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_ayudawp_aiss_exclude":false,"_ayudawp_aiss_summary":"When you paraphrase a source, you\u2019re not just creating a summary of it along the lines of \u201che said that\u2026\u201d and \u201cshe found that \u2026.\u201d You also analyze and critically evaluate the quality of that source, paying attention to any biases or limitations in that work that could influence its findings. If the source text contained hedging language like \u201cmay\u201d or \u201csuggests\u201d, or added caveats and limitations to certain findings, you need to reflect those in your paraphrase. 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