A paraphrase of something is the same thing written or spoken using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form that makes the original meaning clearer:
Paraphrasing
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[does not match] the source [word for word]
involves putting a passage from a source into your own words
changes the words or phrasing of a passage, but retains and fully communicates the original meaning
must be attributed to the original source
It is not a summary.
It does not contain most of the words or phrases from the original (plagiarism).
It includes all [minor details] from original.
The meaning of the writing being paraphrased is clearer to the reader than in the original text.
It restates the thesis.
10.It is usually longer than the original.
Paraphrasing meaning & definition 1 of Paraphrasing.
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