the seven deadly sins of plagiarism
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Plagiarism
Working Honestly at
Dickinson College
Why are we doing this?
To help you succeed in doing college level research and writing
To introduce guidelines for citing sources properly
To present Dickinson’s policy on plagiarism
To provide sources for help
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What is plagiarism?
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1. Using unauthorized notes during exams. 2. Collaborating on an assignment when
you’ve been instructed to work independently.
3. Presenting someone else’s work as your own.
4. Copying someone’s answers during a test.
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Answer Now
At some point in my academic career, I have committed an act of plagiarism.
Yes, I
totally
have!
No, I’m al
ways h
onest.
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1. Yes, I totally have!2. No, I’m always
honest.
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What you should do…
Always give credit to others’ work & ideas.
Acknowledge your source even if only quoted briefly in your paper.
Follow proper rules for citing.
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If I didn’t plagiarize on purpose, I won’t be found responsible.
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False
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DEADLY SIN #1: Failure to give proper credit
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Doris Kearns GoodwinPlagiarizing toward a Pulitzer
Doris Kearns Goodwin: Harvard graduate, history professor, prolific author, Pulitzer Prize winner.
Her book The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys (1987) was found to contain up to 100 pages of material copied from another book.
Her defense was “the copying was accidental” (i.e., she didn’t do it on purpose).
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Doris Kearns GoodwinConsequences of Her Actions
A lawsuit was filed and resulted in an undisclosed payment and substantial revisions to Goodwin’s book.
Resigned from the Pulitzer board. Lost speaking engagements. In interviews fifteen years later,
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Information copied from the Internet must be cited.
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DEADLY SIN #2: Copying material from the internet without citing it
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Example: Giving Proper Credit
2002 2003
Enplanements
(thousands) 574,859 593,974
Total items 3,775,345 6,114,612
Firearms 927 683
Knives 1,036,697 1,961,849
Box cutters 32,788 20,991
Other cutting instruments 1,846,207 2,973,413
Clubs 11,131 25,139
Incendiaries 79,341 494,123
Other 768,254 638,414
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statisticshttp://www.bts.gov
Table 2-16b: Prohibited Items Intercepted at Airport Screening Checkpoints
According to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation’s website, airline passengers in 2003 attempted to bring more than six million illegal weapons of various types onto passenger flights.6 Even though new regulations went into effect after the events of September 11, 2001…
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The following examples are taken from this article:
Meyer, J. M. 2006. “Another Inconvenient Truth.” Dissent 53 (4): 95-96.
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Ironically, by being in the wonkiest context imaginable, he comes across as passionate, sincere, and likable.
Student’s Use
of Information
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Plagiarism or not?
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Gore’s presentation on a stage before an academic audience is the wonkiest context imaginable.
Plagiarism or not?
Plagiar
ism
Not plag
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DEADLY SIN #3: Failure to cite even a few words of borrowed language
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1. Plagiarism2. Not plagiarism
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Student’s Use
of Information
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How do we fix this?
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Gore’s presentation on a stage before an academic audience is in the wonkiest context imaginable.
Ironically, by being in the wonkiest context imaginable, he comes across as passionate, sincere, and likable.
Ironically, by being in the wonkiest context imaginable, he comes across as passionate, sincere, and likable.
Student’s Use
of Information
Original
How do we fix this?
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Gore’s presentation on a stage before an academic audience is in the “wonkiest context imaginable” (Meyer 2006, 95).
His clear graphs and often captivating images can propel viewers to the conclusion that climate change is a present and fast-paced reality, rather than a far-off and slowly evolving possibility.
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Student’s Use
of Information
Plagiarism or not?
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Gore’s visuals help people realize “that climate change is a present and fast-paced reality, rather than a far-off and slowly evolving possibility.”
Plagiarism or not?
Plagiar
ism
Not plag
iarism
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DEADLY SIN #4: Failure to cite an exact quote
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His clear graphs and often captivating images can propel viewers to the conclusion that climate change is a present and fast-paced reality, rather than a far-off and slowly evolving possibility.
How do we fix this?
Original
Student’s Use
of Information
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Gore’s visuals help people realize “that climate change is a present and fast-paced reality, rather than a far-off and slowly evolving possibility.”
His clear graphs and often captivating images can propel viewers to the conclusion that climate change is a present and fast-paced reality, rather than a far-off and slowly evolving possibility.
How do we fix this?
Original
Student’s Use
of Information
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Gore’s visuals help people realize “that climate change is a present and fast-paced reality, rather than a far-off and slowly evolving possibility” (Meyer 2006, 95).
Environmentalists often diagnose public opinion as a key obstacle to effective action on concerns including climate change.
Plagiarism or not?
Original
Student’s Use
of Information
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Public opinion is often blamed by environmentalists as a major roadblock to effective action on issues such as global warming.
Plagiarism or not?
Plagiar
ism
Not plag
iarism
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DEADLY SIN #5: Failure to cite paraphrased ideas
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1. Plagiarism2. Not plagiarism
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Environmentalists often diagnose public opinion as a key obstacle to effective action on concerns including climate change.
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Student’s Use
of Information
How do we fix this?
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Public opinion is often blamed by environmentalists as a major roadblock to effective action on issues such as global warming.
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Student’s Use
of Information
How do we fix this?
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Public opinion is often blamed by environmentalists as a major roadblock to effective action on issues such as global warming (Meyer 2006, 95).
Environmentalists often diagnose public opinion as a key obstacle to effective action on concerns including climate change.
Gore also delivers his message well. He simplifies the science without oversimplifying.
Plagiarism or not?
Original
Student’s Use
of Information
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Gore’s effective presentation is balanced and well designed for the general public. “He simplifies the science without oversimplifying” (Meyer 2006, 95).
Plagiarism or not?
Plagiar
ism
Not plag
iarism
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Correct! This student accurately cited the source!
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1. Plagiarism2. Not plagiarism
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Gore also delivers his message well. He simplifies the science without oversimplifying.
Plagiarism or not?
Original
Student’s Use
of Information
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Gore’s effective presentation is balanced and well designed for the general public. “He simplifies the science without oversimplifying” (Meyer 2006, 95).
Meyer, J. M. 2006. “Another Inconvenient Truth.” Dissent 53 (4): 95-96.
Gore also delivers his message well. He simplifies the science without oversimplifying.
Original
Student’s Use
of Information
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Gore’s effective presentation is balanced and well designed for the general public. “He simplifies the science without oversimplifying” (Gore, 2006, p. 95).
Plagiarism or not?
Plagiar
ism
Not plag
iarism
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HOWEVER…
DEADLY SIN # 6: Failure to provide an accurate citation
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Meyer, J. M. 2006. “Another Inconvenient Truth.” Dissent 53 (4): 95-96.Gore also delivers his message well. He simplifies the science without oversimplifying.
How do we fix this?
Original
Student’s Use
of Information Gore,Meyer,
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Gore’s effective presentation is balanced and well designed for the general public. “He simplifies the science without oversimplifying” ( 2006, 95).
At some point in my academic career, I have committed an act of plagiarism.
Yes, I
totally
have!
No, I’m al
ways h
onest.
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1. Yes, I totally have!2. No, I’m always
honest.
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There’s no way for my professor to tell if I’ve copied a few words here and there.
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How can they tell?
Eve 2 Google Ask students about questionable
passages “We just know.”
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How They Can Tell
Student’s Use
of Information
One of the main arguments of history is whether it can really be viewed objectively. Usually, the “winners” record history and it is often hard to tell what is truth and what is exaggerated. The endless antagonism between objectivism and subjectivism has hampered the enlarging horizon of history and has threatened the modernist objectivist paradigm. From the Southern point of view, modern history books…
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How They Can Tell
…postmodernists tried to overcome the modernist objectivist paradigm. The main purpose of this article is to investigate the pros and cons of "modernistic" history by examining its history from the perspective of the antagonism between objectivism and subjectivism…modernism turned out to be the shackle by which the enlarging horizon of history was hampered.
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If I get caught plagiarizing, I can be suspended or expelled from Dickinson College.
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DEADLY SIN #7: Thinking you can get away with it
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Plagiarism Cases at Dickinson College
13 students found responsible
7 male, 6 female All class years
3 Fs or 0s on assignment
9 “F”s for the course 5 stayed suspensions 4 outright suspensions
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2005 - 20062006 - 2007
15 students found responsible
8 male, 7 female All class years, 4
FYs
10 Fs or 0s on assignment 4 “F”s for the course 11 stayed suspensions 7 various other
consequencesStudents found responsible for cheating or
plagiarism are ineligible for academic honors.
The Seven Academic Integrity Commandments
1. Thou shalt not presenteth another’s research as thine own.
2. Giveth proper credit to Internet sites.3. Useth quotation marks when borrowing even thy
neighbor’s brief phrase.4. Includeth footnotes or in-text notes whenever
quoting.5. Citeth thou also paraphrased ideas.6. Verily thou shalt recordeth thoroughly and
accurately all sources consulted.7. Do not thinketh thyself immune to being smote
with the consequences of plagiarism.37
Where can I get further help?
Consult a librarian Review the library’s website Read A Writer's Reference by Diana
Hacker Visit the Writing Center Read the College policy Read your syllabi Talk to your professor
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Example 1: Plagiarism or Not Plagiarism?
Plagiar
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Example 2: Plagiarism or Not Plagiarism?
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Example 3: Plagiarism or Not Plagiarism?
Plagiar
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Example 4: Plagiarism or Not Plagiarism?
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Example 5: Acceptable or Not Acceptable?
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