- At first, I felt like my paper flowed well and was really good. After I looked it over and discussed it with professor Thompson I realized I was vague in some areas. Throughout my paper, there are terms used that many might not know what they mean. They can be defined for the actual meaning by most people, but in terms of muscle building, they can mean something totally different. So I went back and revised and gave a better explanation of the meaning of certain terms. For example, I used the term fluff which is basically the excess fat you gain while in a dirty bulk (when you eat all types of foods to get past your daily calorie intake). I didn’t give the description I just mentioned I just used it assuming people would know what it means.
- According to Lunsford and Ruszkiewicz, academic integrity is defined as giving your sources credit when using their information. Plagiarism happens most of the time when one isn’t careful. They may be trying to paraphrase an author but can’t think of any way to make it sound just as good as the source material. At this point, the individual should just quote the source instead of paraphrasing to avoid an ethical issue. One slip up and you can ruin your reputation as a writer. People will always second guess “Oh are these their words? or did they plagiarise again?”. This is something someone definitely does not want, so properly citing and giving authors credit will prevent any of this and strengthen your ethos.
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Thanks, James. Yes, introducing topic-specific vocabulary is a great way to invite your reader into a deeper understanding of your argument!