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Plagiarism Inc.

Posted by samzenpus on from the cheating-is-easy-money dept.

Here's an interesting article on the life and times of 24-year-old Jordan Kavoosi, who has made a business of plagiarism. His Essay Writing Company employs writers from across the country, and will deliver a paper on any subject for $23 per page. In addition, his company will get it done in 48 hours, and he guarantees at least a B grade or your money back. From the article: "'Sure it's unethical, but it's just a business,' Kavoosi explains. 'I mean, what about strip clubs or porn shops? Those are unethical, and city-approved.'"

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  1. yea, this is clear, but what about.... by jp102235 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ok, so this is unethical,
    but lets look at this with more grainularity:
    at what point have I reached unethical in the following situations
    1. I hire a typist to type my thesis (this is before computers)
    2. I hire a graphic artist to draw my figures
    3. I hire a presentation firm to do my powerpoint slides (beamer for me please)
    4. I 'hire' (read: give the honor of doing my research) master's students to run my experiments / write code.
    5. I 'hire' (read: give the honor of doing my research) phd students to draw conclusions on those experiments

    Is the difference between buying an essay and being a research professor that thin? jeesh

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    jp
  2. Difference between morality and ethics by DragonWriter · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Can someone please tell me the difference between morality and ethics?

    There isn't a well-defined one, but there is a common, somewhat fuzzy, distinction often made with "ethical" wrong as the subset of "wrong" that deals ith behavior that fails an obligation to some particular other person (excluding any God or similar divine entity) without license, and "moral" wrong as the subset of "wrong" that deals with behavior that is wrong independent of any obligation to any other person (except, again, any God or similar divine entity.)

    Under this model, fraud is often characterized as unethical, while recreational drug use is often characterized as immoral. (Both, obviously, presuming they are seen as wrong at all, and in general terms; its possible even under this general framework to construct an argument that either of those examples falls into the opposite category in some or all cases.)