Why is paraphrasing too close to the original text, even

Last updated: 7/31/2022

Why is paraphrasing too close to the original text, even with citation, considered plagiarism? There are no direct quotation marks to the exact words of the original. By changing a few words, you have changed the author's idea. By not providing the exact words, you are attributing to the author something that's not his or hers.