This quote starts off by taking me back. I was first fooled to believe that they thought plagiarism wasn't a bad thing. Then i realized that they were saying it isn't a bad thing just because its an act of intellectual theft but rather its because both intellectual theft and taking place of learning that its a bad thing. I feel that this person has a pretty solid grasp on what plagiarism is as well as what it takes away from the classroom and the learning of the person plagiarizing. I would assume that this statement is accurate enough to accept it. This is important because there are many different ways of defining plagiarism.
I would ask who the person was who wrote this statement and where they got their information to make such a statement. I would totally agree with this persons perspective but i would ask if they have explored the responses of oposite beliefs on plagiarism. Also, what makes this definition better than someone else's. Comparing this quote to my experiences with plagiarism is pretty easy. I feel that the school system and the beliefs i was raised by are virtually the same.
(Isserman p.B12-B13)
Isserman, Maurice. "The Chronicle Review." Plagiarism: A Lie of the Mind. Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 49, May 2, 2003
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