Weegy: Critical thinking is the process or method of thinking that questions assumptions. It is a way of deciding whether a claim is true, false, or sometimes true and sometimes false, or partly true and partly false. (More)

Weegy: What is plagiarism? In minor cases, it can be the quotation of a sentence or two, without quotation marks and without a citation (e.g., footnote) to the true author. [ In the most serious cases, a significant fraction of the entire work was written by someone else: the plagiarist removed the true author(s) names(s) and substituted the plagiarist's name, perhaps did some re-formatting of the text, then submitted the work for credit in a class (e.g., term paper or essay) or as part of the requirements for a degree (e.g., thesis or dissertation). indicia of a quotation When using another person's words, to avoid plagiarism one must always do both of the following: provide a citation, either in the text or in a footnote, and either enclose their words inside quotation marks or put their words in a block of indented, single-spaced text. I define these two things as indicia of a quotation, for ease of reference in this essay. Plagiarism is the act of quoting material without including the indicia of a quotation. Note that the intent of a plagiarist is irrelevant. The act of quoting material without including the indicia of a quotation is sufficient to convict someone of plagiarism. It is no defense for the plagiarist to say "I forgot." or "It is only a rough draft." or "I did not know it was plagiarism." ideas too? Some colleges have expanded the definition of plagiarism to include copying ideas without providing a citation to the original source. I argue below that such deliberate copying is misconduct that should be treated separately from plagiarism. Perhaps the authorities that include ideas in their definition of plagiarism really intended to say that a close paraphrase of another author's work is plagiarism. paraphrasing without a citation is plagiarism Suppose one reads a book by Smith and encounters the short sentence: If the solution turns pink, it is worthless, and should be discarded. I believe it is plagiarism to paraphrase this ... (More)

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Weegy: When emotions and personal biases cloud your thinking, it may reduce academic thinking. User: how can a biased thought process affect the quality of what we produce (More)

Weegy: I loathe conspicous consumption and greed. I will far too quickly dismiss someone who celibrates that lifestyle. Later, I will realize that the person is actually a nice, and decent person, but my politics can cloud my vision. (More)