Recent discussions highlight a growing concern over academic integrity, with multiple instances of professors from prestigious institutions like Georgetown University, Naval War College, Swarthmore College, and the University of Wisconsin defending or engaging in plagiarism. These cases range from advocating for the acceptance of copying entire paragraphs without quotation marks, described as "good scientific practice", to proposing a new category of 'petty plagiarism' to shield left-wing academics from scrutiny. Additionally, the defense of verbatim plagiarism and the argument that using "similar words to another paper" "is not plagiarism" underlines the controversy. The broader academic community is also implicated, with accusations of widespread plagiarism and the defense of such practices under the guise of efficiency, ideological alignment, and "social justice". This situation raises questions about the standards of truth and ethics in academic publishing and the potential corruption within the academic edifice.
Academics are so bad at hiding their game: "rather than traditional outlets for science" ($$$) preventing "experts" (gatekeepers) from deciding whether your company can exist or not. They're not mad at progress; they're mad they don't get to take any credit https://t.co/VwdYslraGu https://t.co/fBmDUgenDh
In Defense of Plagiarism https://t.co/GzdaMz3evB
Seeing a lot of people being labeled “antitrust experts” without any disclosure of their indirect, if not direct, funding by one/all of Meta, Google, Apple, Amazon proxies. Do better, press. ps they’re not “experts” either.
University of Wisconsin professor argues that lifting entire passages verbatim from another paper “is not plagiarism.” They are openly defending the violation of their own written policies. https://t.co/c6lumTmSUW
University of Wisconsin professor openly defends verbatim plagiarism, which she describes as using "similar words to another paper." https://t.co/c6lumTnqKu
Predictable from the outset. The professors, journal editors are circling the wagons, defending the people caught plagiarizing - because they’re all in on it. Success in academia depends on constant publishing. The pressure means most papers are trash - and many plagiarized. https://t.co/nGWbXJ0839
Naval War College professor wants to create a new category of plagiarism, "petty plagiarism," in order to protect left-wing academics from investigation. They want to redefine the word in real time to protect their ideological racket. It's pure corruption. https://t.co/VBVUIg7LQA
Swarthmore College professor argues “it’s a waste of time and effort” to paraphrase a passage or add quotation marks to copy-and-pasted language. Just plagiarize it—because social justice. https://t.co/v0SH7tbKQQ
Georgetown University professor claims that copy-pasting entire paragraphs verbatim and not adding quotation marks is “good scientific practice.” Plagiarism is good when the right people do it. https://t.co/38p5zcSeIE
The entire academic edifice is corrupt. University after university is covering up and protecting faculty and administrators who obtained their credentials through fraud. These are the opposite of truth seeking institutions. If this isn’t reason to abandon them, what is? https://t.co/TsnAPCDonM