Plagiarism
Plagiarism:
the offering of another's artistic or literary work, ideas, research,
etc., as one's own.
~The
New American Webster Handy College
Dictionary, eds. Albert and Loy Morehead (NY: Signet, 1995)~
Research
is a dialogue between you and:
- the works of others
- the ideas of others
- the facts reported by others
- the cultural materials and websites of others
The presentation of research requires that you follow the rules of conversation, not ventriloquism. Be sure that you are dialoguing with sources, not dummying them!
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Distinguish
what you think
from what others think. |
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Tell
your reader how you
interpret and evaluate your source. |
Present dialogue between you and your sources in your paper by:
- being clear who said what, when they said it, and why they said it
- foregrounding your point of view on the source (agree? disagree?)
- showing how another's idea is useful to advancing your thesis
- ensuring that your idea takes precedence over the ideas of others
Your idea, or point
of view on the source, should begin and end each paragraph.
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