Internet Plagiarism

  I determined that this was article was a scholarly article based on many observations.  First I found this article through a scholarly article search on Google.  Upon opening the article, I saw that it was published by Glyndwr University through their Centre for Applied Internet Research.  There were also numerous sources sited throughout the article.  The article was also published by three men, two of them stating that they are from Glyndwr University and they also have an email address.  The article starts off by discussing how many students plagiarize but most don't realize how serious plagiarism really is.  The article goes on to discuss that many so many students plagiarize because it is just so tempting.  It is much easier for a student to copy someone's work rather than produce it themselves.  The article goes on to discuss the Glyndwr Plagiarism Awareness Project.  The aim of this project is to spread awareness of the dangers and folly of plagiarism.  Students are given surveys at different times, before and after being educated about plagiarism to see how their views change.  Most see improvement from this, however many are still risks for future misconceived plagiarism.  The article makes conclusions such as that there will never be a perfect idealistic world that doesn't allow plagiarism at all, but they are trying to make the best of what they have.  The aims of their program is to spread awareness but not to intimidate students but educate.  I found this article particulary effective and it honestly made me want to never plagiarize anything ever more so than I already did.  The article made very good use of logos, pathos, and ethos