The entire chapter focuses on plagiarism and how to avoid it. It compares the distinction between intentional and unintentional plagiarism. It is described as intellectual dishonesty, apparently in the mind of the author, there is a clear distinction. The whole idea of plagiarism comes from the idea of "property" and "copyright", the belief that an idea can belong to someone just as much as a physical object. Some methods of unintentional plagiarism include:
1. Neglecting to surround a quotation with quotation marks
2. Not distinguishing between your own idea and idea taken from another source.
3. Forgetting to list the source of a quotation from a text, or even a piece of evidence rephrased.
Intentional plagiarism has heavier consequences and is, at least according to the book, less common. The book includes some of the methods used. I presume that they are included to help us avoid them, rather then the other way around.
1. "Patchwork Writing", stitching together two or more passages with out acknowledging sources
2. Fake citations to mislead the reader about the true source of the information
3. Copying an entire document and introducing as your own work (By far the stupidest method in my opinion)
4. Purchasing the document and claiming it as your own. (It seems like this falls under #3 but I'm just a lowly english student)
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