> Her supposed crime is paraphrasing the work she cited. No, that’s normal and not a crime. Her offense was using other people’s words without proper attribut

> Her supposed crime is paraphrasing the work she cited. No, that’s normal and not a crime. Her offense was using other people’s words without proper attribution. That’s plagiarism. I’ve seen the examples. It’s plagiarism. > But who here could withstand the same pressure on their own body of work? Nearly everyone, including me, if you‘re talking about willful “mistakes” (odd expression). Actual mistakes are unavoidable; even I’ve made them. Nobody’s making an issue out of that.