The Seven Deadly Sins of Plagiarism

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I handed this out to my 2nd year class on Medieval and Renaissance Literature. I wish it were not necessary!

Beware of the following:

Lust: your sinful desire for a good grade leads you to the ever-so-tempting paper mills.

Gluttony: overindulgence in the works of others.

Greed: desire for a better grade than you deserve.

Sloth: sheer laziness either in failure to do your own thinking and writing, or thinking that you don’t need to follow instructions or cite according to the required format.

Wrath: inappropriate feeling of hatred, revenge or even denial towards your instructor or the institution for imposing what you feel are unjust rules.

Envy: resentment of others for their hard work and careful attention to detail.

Pride: thinking you are above the law, too clever to get caught, or too “artistic” to need to follow the required format for citation.

(cross-posted)

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Love it!

Sadly, I find plagiarism even in academics' or professionals' work, on occasion. Some clever turn of phrase, unlike the stodginess or clumsiness of what I've just been reading comes up... I do an internet search, and voila, there it is. *sigh*

[intertext.livejournal.com]

Oh, that is sad - but, alas, not entirely surprising.