Reassessing Academic Plagiarism

As part of the racial reckoning precipitated in the United States by the murder of George Floyd, there has been a widespread movement to eliminate symbols that celebrate and memorialize events, persons, and positions from the past that are associated with racism and/or colonialism. These calls have focused on terminology that could offend owing to its phonetic association with offensive terms (e.g., “niggardly”), or to a folk etymology that identifies it as having racist or colonialist origins (e.g., “picnic”), or to their actual etymology (e.g., “sold down the river”). But there has as yet been no call to replace the term “plagiarism” with a synonym that lacks its problematic (but overlooked) etymology. This paper will correct this oversight. It will offer an overview of the various ways in which persons are responding to the need for greater inclusivity by remaking the symbolic world in which we live. It will then argue that “plagiarism” is a term that should be replaced. It concludes by addressing some of the objections that have been leveled against the removal and replacement of symbols that reference or evoke the non-inclusive past.

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Ethical Considerations and Challenges

2024

Advances in Knowledge Acquisition, Transfer, and Management

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This chapter addresses the critical ethical considerations and challenges associated with the use of artificial intelligence in academic research, focusing on issues of bias and the integrity of AI-generated outputs. It considers the sophistication of handling the potential biases that AI systems may introduce during data processing and analysis, highlighting the importance of developing robust mechanisms to identify and mitigate such biases to uphold the ethical standards of scholarly work. Furthermore, the chapter explores strategies to ensure the credibility and reliability of research findings produced with AI assistance. It discusses the necessary protocols and checks that need to be in place to maintain the integrity of research outputs, ensuring that they are both accurate and trustworthy. By tackling these ethical challenges head-on, the chapter underscores the need for continuous vigilance and adaptive ethical practices in the evolving landscape of AI-driven research.

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Reassessing Academic Plagiarism

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The problematic etymology of “Plagiarism”: Why inclusion requires this term’s replacement

Ethical Considerations and Challenges

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