“Plagiarism avoidance” is a term to be avoided.
It suggests that it does not matter what we write and how we write it, the aim of the game is to beat Turnitin.
It isn’t.
This is not a new line of thought. I have voiced it before, in posts such as Plagiarise better?! and Avoiding “plagiarism avoidance.”
Would that we could get rid of the “P” word, or at least use it more wisely Continue reading