Personally, I am against plagiarism. I think it is a way to cheat your way to a goal and an excuse for laziness. Many people argue that they were desperate and had other things to do. This is an invalid excuse because most, if not all, professors give ample notice for papers and due dates.
Sadler argues that plagiarism is “detrimental to students, to professors, to the university, to the project of higher education, and even to the public perception of the value of higher education” for ten different and valid reasons. His arguments are clear, credible, relevant, complete, and sound.
Hunt, on the other hand, argues that plagiarism should be welcomed, more convenient and easier. Hunt argues that the increase in plagiarism harms certain learning institutions which will improve them down the road. His argument has the same qualities as Sadler’s, being that it is clear, credible, relevant, complete, and sound. His argument made me think differently about plagiarism and the benefits it can bring to the educational system.
I agree with what you said, plagiarism is an excuse people use when they are lazy. However some of the time plagiarism may be just the result of lack of knowledge. Some students simply do not understand how to cite information, but I do not believe that is in excuse to continue to do so. Like you said many professors give ample time to complete a project or essay giving students time to look up how to cite or ask the professor how they want the citing to look. Plagiarism is also something that is becoming easier to do with the internet being so easily accessed.
ReplyDeleteI am also against plagiarism. It is not fair for anyone to have their work taken without giving them credit for their original work. People should be able to do their own work and not be lazy to draw their own conclusion or figure out how to properly cite or give credit to a source. The argument that Sadler made was credible clear, relevant and sound just like you mentioned. Although this is true for Hunts argument as well, I think that Hunt was missing one key thought. This was a solution of his own. Hunt just stated that teaching student about plagiarism wasn’t going to help student but he didn’t really make clear what should be done to fix the problem. Hunt tries fix the problem by suggesting that it isn’t such a huge problem, when in fact we all know that taking credit for someone else’s work is just plain wrong.
ReplyDeleteI agree, plagiarism is not something that should be tolerated. It is unacceptable. I do not believe it is fair for those who work hard for, and others do not give credit to their sources. However, I do believe that accidents do happen, such as carelessly forgetting to cite their sources. Since everyone can have access to the internet, it is very easy for students or anyone to have access to plagiarize. Nonetheless, this should not be an excuse for students to cheat, like you mentioned. While Hunt argues differently, instead of prohibiting plagiarism, he welcomes it. I found it to be very interesting, and like you, his argument has definitely changed the way I feel about plagiarism.
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