Avoiding Plagiarism: Scholarly Conversation as Dinner Party Prepared for the STH Library
Published on May 16, 2016
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Avoiding Plagiarism:
Scholarly Conversation as Dinner Party
Prepared for the STH Library
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You may have read the STH and GRS Academic Conduct Code and gotten confused as to what plagiarism is...
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Let us try to help!
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Every paper you write, you become a part of a scholarly conversation!
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Your original idea matters, but don't forget the ideas of others before you!
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Imagine the conversation about the subject you are writing your next paper on as a dinner party conversation.
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Everyone who has ever wrote on the subject of your paper is there!
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You're Invited!
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Two of our dinner party guests, Jane and Jack, are sharing their work.
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Imagine Jane says: “I think that using cat treats as a basis of currency is a fundamentally flawed idea- and it is my strong belief that this is an idea that was introduced by cats.”
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And then Jack says later: “I think that using cat treats as a basis of currency is a fundamentally flawed idea- and it is my strong belief that this is an idea that was introduced by cats.”
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Of course that isn't okay! Wouldn't Jane say something? It's a lot harder to claim someone's idea as your own when you are at the same fancy party as them!
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Jack should have given Jane credit for the whole phrase. That includes putting quotes around the entire phrase he borrowed word-for-word if in writing.
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What if Jack instead tries: “What a fundamentally flawed idea using cat treats as money is! Clearly, this is an idea introduced by cats and being pushed by the Big Kitty lobby.”
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Did Jack act ethically here?
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Jane can still say Jack took her idea, even if Jack changed most of the words and borrowed only a couple of phrases from her. How embarrassing!
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Jack should have cited Jane and put quotes around the phrases he borrowed word-for-word if in writing (like "fundamentally flawed.")
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OK, OK, Jack says, how about this:
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“The thought of using the cat treat as legal tender is a preposterous, ludicrous one. Evidence seems to point that the beneficiary of such a proposal- the cat- put forward the idea.”
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Is Jack in the clear?
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NO! Even if all the words are Jack's, it is still Jane's original idea! Jane would still be angry!
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Although Jack didn't borrow anything word-for-word, he just took the same idea and re-wrote it. Jane should still be cited.
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If you picture yourself at a party, share your work, and imagine someone angrily shouting "THAT'S MY IDEA!"...
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You should cite it.
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There is one exception.
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Widely known, indisputable facts that can be found in a variety of different places don't need to be cited.
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For example, no need to cite the fact that John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on July 4th, 1826.
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Your dinner parties will go much smoother.
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That said, WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE!!!
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Check our the "Cite Your Sources" page, under For Students, for help with citation!
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