Hunt believes that the teaching methods only encourage
plagiarism. He mentions how the concept of grading a student’s work puts
pressure upon the student and also, how teachers just evaluate grammar and
organization in a paper and not the actual message or content itself.
Sadler argues that plagiarism is not acceptable and
institutions should apply stricter rules and punishment when a student commits
plagiarism. She states her ten reasons why she thinks plagiarism is detrimental
(theft, breaking the trust between the student and the teacher, influence the
cheater later in life, etc.). She is very clear and strong in her position. At
the end of the reading, she states that students should be informed about the
consequences of plagiarism and should be taught how to cite correctly.
I think Sadler makes the best argument. Hunt sometimes
addresses himself in the reading or uses a lot of analogies instead of focusing
on the subject like students or teachers. The analogies he uses are kind of
unnecessary. It’s like he needs analogies to explain something instead of just being
direct. Hunt also generalizes that students are just “avoiding something
negative” when we write essays unlike scholars who have deeper reasons. On the
other hand, Sadler’s pretty clear on her stance and simply states her reasons.
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