UP Student Plagiarizes Prize-winning Photos by Carol Ramoran http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/39566-up-student-admits-plagiarized-photos
Q – Question & Explore
1. How does the context of the problem or issue affect how it is interpreted or presented?
- The circumstance of the problem is that the awards and the subject of the photos were so important, more so because they involve children, greatly affects how the issue is viewed on a larger scale. This is because the act of plagiarism is actually depicted as worse in this situation because Solis is exploiting impoverished children and the emotions of people about such sensitive topics in order to achieve fame.
U – Understand & analyze arguments
1. What is the argument’s main idea and what reasoning
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This is where he won his largest prize yet of $1,000 in cash and round-trip tickets to Brazil and Chile. Following his exposure, all of the awards he received were invalidated. This is also not the first time that Solis has plagiarized, upon further investigation and according to “Narinig Ko Sa UP” Facebook page, this is Solis’ fifth time plagiarizing since 2011. The author reasons that plagiarizing is wrong and unfair to those whose work is being copied. Smith was very upset that “an imposter… abused [his] …show more content…
What are the argument’s main ideas and what reasoning does the author use to develop it?
- The author’s main idea is about a four-year legal battle case that was ruled in favor of plagiarism stating that it was a measured copy of Sander’s image. This supposedly “plagiarized” photo was one that had appeared years later in the advertising campaign of FNOTSI. The image was an identical picture to Sander’s own of a couple kissing on a carousel. The author states, “The photograph… had been commissioned specifically by advertising agency Prisme, and… unlike Sanderson’s image, the blurred background was taken separately and digitally added in later.”
E – Evaluate Multiple Perspectives
1. What patterns or trends can be identified among the arguments about this issue?
- One trend that can be identified about this issue is that most of the opinions for this argument is from Sander’s himself, who is stating rather negatives remarks about the situation. For example, Sander’s states, “It was irritating, as you can imagine, by the court case dragging on, when it was so obvious that [the Frappa photograph] was a rip-off, and a copy.”
S – Synthesize Ideas
1. What are the consequences of
The main type of argument used in this article is Evaluation Argument. An example is because Lukianoff points out that students were doing a demonstration on why microaggressions were offensive. The students had to stop because the demonstration was causing students to trigger.
to argue against the media that caused fear to erupt in the public. To begin his essay, he explains
2. The argument in his essay that was the most effective would be when he said “The minute I got off the plane in Yemen last year, I could see how everything I thought about that country was wrong.” He uses methods of proof such as anecdote, personal experiences and description in order to show us what Yemen is really like. He talks about his experience in Yemen and how he actually learned something
What specific evidence and examples does the author use to support this argument? Do you think they are convincing?
“Are there rival causes?” (p. 128) This question helps evaluate an argument’s strength by examining any other reasonable causes
The first strategy described by the author is to always know who is arguing and where they are coming from. By identifying the author’s viewpoints and meaning of their statements, you can better understand their stance: what it is and how they want it conveyed. When writing, it is also important to exude such qualities to your audience for formal and direct purposes.
Argument/Finding (What position did the author take? What were their main points? What are their claims/conclusions?) (75)
In submitting this assignment with this cover page, I am hereby stating that: (1) I have voluntarily read, understand, and agree to uphold and abide by the syllabus plagiarism policy for this class; (2) I have neither plagiarized any other author’s written material or unwritten ideas or enabled (intentionally or unwittingly) other students to plagiarize any part of this assignment; (3) I have neither shown or even discussed my assignment with any other student; and (4) I voluntarily accept the consequences stipulated in the syllabus plagiarism policy for this class should my statements in (1), (2), or (3) above prove false.
The art of quoting and summarizing an argument is one of the main skills to acquire when it comes to writing a successful piece of work. In the book, They Say I Say the art of inserting quotations is mentioned to be one of the highest mistakes made by writers. Many insert a quote that has no frame of introduction or background information which is considered a “hit and run quote.” Readers need to be able to comprehend not only the writings, but the background information and quotes from another author writing in order to have the whole work cohesive. Dire necessity for the writer is to go back to the initial text and truly understand the background from which they are quoting to make sure their audience understands the quote and why
The way he captures the reader’s attention and inserts his argument is mainly by using hyperbole. Hyperbole is an over exaggerated statement, he uses this is his text as he states “This was I-95 in downtown Miami, proud home of the worst darned drivers in the world.” He uses hyperbole in that sentence to state that he believes the drivers in downtown Miami are among some of the worst in the world. But how does he know they are the worst?
7. Are there any logical fallacies (pp. 394-397) in the argument? (you need to find at least 6+ fallacies). You need to identify which sentences in the story are fallacies and specify which fallacy (or fallacies) they violate. For example:
Read the following short essay, and then write a 3-5 page response (12-point font, double-spaced, normal margins, no cover page, no binders). Your response should do the following three things: (1) state what the main conclusion of the essay is; (2) state what the most important premises (including sub-conclusions) are—i.e., state which premises are most important if the argument is to rationally convince its audience; (3) evaluate the quality of the argument, giving detailed reasons to justify your evaluation. For purposes of evaluation, assume that the speaker is a contemporary Canadian philosopher and the audience is a group of students in Introduction to Philosophy.
What are the main concepts presented in the article? What information is the author using, and what is its relationship to the main issue? Does the information used appear relevant, significant, valid, and sufficient for the conclusions being drawn? Do you have enough information to determine whether the information is relevant, significant, and valid?
3. State one assumption the writer makes and explain it. (What does the author simply believe is essential to the argument but does not state directly?) The author wants to make a
2. How does Brendan O’Niell argue for his views in text 2? Give examples from the text.