As mankind created technology, it has rocketed to a rapid speed where vast amount of writing can be seen through the internet by the mass populace, hence plagiarism evolved into a grave concern. Plagiarism is an act punishable by law, and it is where a person steals someone else’s work, treating it as if it’s their own. However, in this era full of plagiarism, exists a fascinating, and complex spectrum of transgressions. Unraveling the diverse shades of plagiarism, from minor to major acts of copying. Embarking the depths of plagiarism, where boundaries of originality and imitation are defined by the 10 spectrums of plagiarism.
At
the top of this spectrum is "Clone" plagiarism, from the word itself,
it is an exact copy, where individuals submit another person's work as their
own, word-for-word, without any citations. This is the most horrifying form of
plagiarism, that disregards academic integrity and ethics. As we move down the
spectrum, we encounter "CTRL+C," where significant portions of text
from a single source are copied without any revisions, and only adding small
words to the copied text to portray “Originality.” Moving forward, we have "Find
– Replace", it is another plagiarism spectrum where the content is maintained,
but the keywords and phrases are modified. It's crucial for writers and
researchers to recognize these spectrums and avoid them through proper citation
and original work. The plagiarism spectrum also includes "Remix,"
where contents are paraphrased from multiple sources, that are made to fit
together, hence the word remix. "Recycle" This refers to the borrowing of one's own previous work without citation, basically a form of self-plagiarism.
"Hybrid" plagiarism, is an unoriginal piece of writing with perfectly
cited sources, mixed with different extracted passages from several sources
without citations. Metaphorically speaking, think of it as one cup of plain
water, but then you add medicine. Therefore, that one cup of water is not
purely water, because of added medicine. So, in one cited source is a
combination of different sources. "Mashup" involves combining content
from several sources without proper citation. As we dig deep down the spectrum,
we encounter "404 Error," where falsified or non-existent citations
are included in an attempt to support the person’s work. "Aggregator"
includes proper citations, however, the cited information almost has no
originality, or it is directly copy pasted. Finally, "Re-Tweet" is a
form of plagiarism where proper citations are visible, but the writer closely resembles
the text's original structure or wording, rather than attempting to paraphrase.
Recognizing
these spectrums of plagiarism helps writers avoid unintentional plagiarism and
maintain ethical writing standards, that ensure ideas and sources are
appropriately acknowledged/cited. Let this knowledge be a compass guide towards
the betterment of the future where ideas and intellect are made or spread
through honesty.
-Mark Jemzelle B. Cogtas
-STEM - 12- VALOR- EAPP
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