The Labor Of Laziness: Article Analysis

Plagiarism is an unacceptable practice that has many different types. In the article, Types of Plagiarism, there are 10 different type of plagiarism, for example but not limited to "Potluck Paper" and "The Labor of Laziness". Both types have similarities in terms of missing in text citations and using multiple sources, however, they both considerably different with regard to copying methods and time spent.("Types").
Neither "The Potluck Paper" nor "The Labor of Laziness" provide citation and involve copying from multiple sources. ("Types"). "The Potluck Paper" may have carry different definition such as "Patchworking". According to Rebecca Moore Howard, in "Patchworking" the writer does not use citation. (qtd in "Nall and Gherwash"). In addition, …show more content…
In the article, Types of Plagiarism , the writer of "The Potluck Paper" uses the same words as the original. Rebecca Moore Howard states that the "Patchworking" writer is copying directly without a proper changing of words or paraphrasing of the original. (qtd in " Nall and Gherwash ).As a result, the writer of " The Potluck Paper" or "Patchworking" spend less time than in writing than "The Labor of Laziness" because the writer does not make any change in the original source. In contrast, the writer of "The Labor of Laziness" wastes time in providing a significant changing in words from the original without complete his work and providing time to complete his paraphrase. Likewise, "The Labor of Laziness" writer may consider unintentional plagiarist but the work still a …show more content…
Some people may find that either "Potluck Paper" or "The Labor of Laziness" are types of plagiarism that consider as black and white issue, while others may find that it have some gray area.(Personal Communication). Todd Pettigrew, in his article "What Punishment for Plagiarism?", claims that plagiarism, regardless of its type, is an offense that affects on institutes integrity and all academic institutes must pay more attention by applying proper methods to limit it. (Pettigrew). Recbecca Moore Howard acknowledges that "Patchworking" or "The Potluck paper" are used by some students to improve their writing skills which so it may become as an unintentional. (qtd in"Nall and Gherwash"). In contrast, Emma Teitel , in her article "I was a Plagiarist", holds that technical plagiarism and moral plagiarism should not be similar in