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)

Weegy: Unfortunately, there is no way that you can research previous home insurance claims on a house that you don’t own. While there are two national databases that contain loss history reports, they aren’t available to you unless they are about you. [ These databases are called the Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange (CLUE) and the Automated Property Loss Underwriting System (A-PLUS). You may be wondering what these databases are for if not for public use. Well, they are for insurance companies; they are the ones that can request a list of claims on a house. This doesn’t mean, however, that you can go and ask your agent to run a list of claims on a house you are interested in buying; that is against the law. Only the actual homeowner can make that request. So, where does that leave you? If you are interested in purchasing a home, you can tell the homeowner that you want to see a previous claims list before you buy. They can request the list from their insurance agent (there may be a small fee) and then provide it to you. You should make it clear that you won’t purchase the home without seeing the list; if the homeowner won’t provide it, then you might want to reconsider the purchase, they may have something to hide. If a homeowner has had too many claims on their home and you come along and purchase it without requesting a previous claims report, you may find that the home you are buying is uninsurable. Too many claims on a home, especially if there is a lot of theft or things like flooding, makes the home high-risk and insurance companies want to avoid risk. It is very important that you know what you are getting, in this respect, before you buy. Full Disclosure from the Homeowner May Not be Enough Many people assume that the homeowner is going to tell them about every possible problem that has ever occurred with the house since it is the law; and they should. The problem is, they might not even know what is on their claims report. In most states it ... (More)