ETHOS:ACADEMIC INTEGRITY & PLAGIARISMJanuary 11, 2013
For Today:Part I:Academic IntegrityDefining Plagiarism
Part II:Rhetoric, Aristotle’s Appeals and
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P.S. This will be a “writing heavy” day
Academic IntegrityIntegrity is:
“adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.”
How does this definition apply to you while in college?
"integrity." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 10 Jan. 2013. Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/integrity
Plagiarism How do you define plagiarism? A more in depth (and somewhat comical)
definition of plagiarism:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNg94ebLGzY
Consider This:"Rather fail with honor than succeed by
fraud." --Sophocles How can you reconcile this position with
your own needs to earn a certain GPA to graduate?
Is This Plagiarism?...or not? 1: A student copies and pastes text from Wikipedia into an
essay and presents the work as her own. 2: A student copies and pasts text from Wikipedia and
properly cites it. 3: A student forgets to include a citation. 4: A student attempts to use MLA style, but places a
punctuation marker in the wrong spot. 5: You ask a friend to look over your paper and “fix” any
major problems. 6: A students pays someone else to write his essay. 7: A student copies and pastes writing from an essay that
she wrote for another class into an essay for a different class.
Term Review Ethos Pathos Logos
Applying the Appeals
Applying the Appeals cont.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB2sk1HqrfU
Closing Reflection Ethos and integrity are important in
academia because…..(Finish this sentence and expand)OR In what ways/forms do you encounter
Aristotle’s appeals in your everyday life?
Homework & Reminders For Monday: read selected pages from chapter 4
of TAW Read Backpacks vs. Briefcases Next week we will be preparing for
assignment 1: Please review assignment guidelines on course website
Reminders: Fish summary and Laptop Survey need to be
submitted by 10p tonightPlease make sure you are contacting me at:
Sources Activities adapted from:
Stephen SkalickyUniversity of Missouri Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities website
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