He passed off previously written & pub'd words as his own. That's not dishonest? #gopconvention #GOPinCLE #rncincle #RNC2016
No, Donald Trump Jr. didn’t plagiarize part of his speech:http://www.vox.com/2016/7/19/12233962/donald-trump-jr-plagiarize?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
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No, the original author is the same speechwriter. He used his own previous lines to shape DTJr. Speech.
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that doesn't matter. Those words were previously written and published by someone else - they weren't brand new.
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If I say "I like apples" several times in my life, is that self plagiarism? Not allowed to ever repeat my views?
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That is in no way, shape, or form what happened with
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My point is that all of them pay speechwriters..So why the scandal? Everybody should know it
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Incredibly strange that they wouldn't leak that bit of information, him being a speechwriter, given last night's disaster.
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Last nights disaster? Are you talking about the 2 sentences in a 15 minute speech?
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Yeah, that's the one. ;)
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Ok so where's the liberal outrage of Michelle Obama originally plagiarizing that speech from Elizabeth Dole?
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They can't criticize her for anything or else they'd be called racists.
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recycling work is still not exactly kosher
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The writer of the article co-authored the speech. Lolpic.twitter.com/4EBOhlSexq
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that's literally my point
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you can argue it's not plagiarism. But it's still unethical. And self-plagiarism is a thing.
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Doesn't self-plagiarism depend a great deal on context?
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to some degree. It's why it's generally recommended not to do it and avoid the potential issue.
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So which schoolteacher will mark him down a grade for public speaking speech?
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