[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.16,0:00:18.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to the Department of Plagiarism Investigation. Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.79,0:00:21.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The D.P.I. has dealt with numerous complex cases Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.65,0:00:24.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their effort to bring plagiarists to justice Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.01,0:00:26.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to rescue purloined texts. Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.35,0:00:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first form of plagiarism Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.94,0:00:30.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the D.P.I. regularly encounters Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.19,0:00:32.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is known as brain child snatching, Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.31,0:00:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in honor of the Latin word, plagiarius, Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.40,0:00:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from which plagiarism originates. Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.40,0:00:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brain child snatchers sneak up on innocent papers Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.08,0:00:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and copy and paste them Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.24,0:00:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without citing any sources, Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.99,0:00:44.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,putting quotation marks around direct quotes Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.18,0:00:45.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or changing a word. Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.87,0:00:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They've also been known to steal and hold Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.79,0:00:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particularly eloquent essays for ransom. Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.02,0:00:53.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When brain child snatchers get together, Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.21,0:00:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they form a kidnapping ring, Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.96,0:00:56.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which involves brain child snatching Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.46,0:00:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from multiple sources. Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.30,0:01:00.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some perpetrators have even been known Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.22,0:01:01.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to commit self-plagiarism, Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.97,0:01:05.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the laziest crimes in the annals of the D.P.I. Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.39,0:01:07.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also known as one-sided collaborators, Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.70,0:01:09.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these odd balls snatch up entire texts Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.81,0:01:12.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or small passages that they've written before Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.31,0:01:14.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and present them as brand-new material. Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.85,0:01:16.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brain child snatchers and kidnapping rings Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.67,0:01:18.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are easy for the D.P.I. to catch. Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.73,0:01:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just paste a few passages into a search engine, Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.16,0:01:21.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and BAM! Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.82,0:01:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're caught red-handed. Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.63,0:01:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more covert forms of plagiarism Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.27,0:01:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,include the wild goose chase technique, Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.64,0:01:29.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which plagiarists create fake authors, Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.97,0:01:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,book titles, Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.76,0:01:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,page numbers, Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.57,0:01:32.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or other information Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.74,0:01:34.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to cover up plagiarism. Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.67,0:01:36.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the old synonym switcheroo Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.67,0:01:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which plagiarists utilize a thesaurus Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.60,0:01:39.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as their main weapon. Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.87,0:01:41.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By substituting a synonym Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.14,0:01:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for nearly every word in the document Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.91,0:01:44.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and leaving the sentence structure Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.33,0:01:46.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and order of the ideas the same, Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.50,0:01:48.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plagiarists give legitimate paraphrasing Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.21,0:01:49.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a very bad name. Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.67,0:01:51.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shoddy paraphrasing is also a key part Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.67,0:01:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of variations on a smokescreen, Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.80,0:01:55.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a technique in which multiple passages Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.50,0:01:56.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are paraphrased, Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.51,0:02:00.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then pasted together into one. Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.27,0:02:02.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The thorniest issue that the D.P.I. deals with Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.59,0:02:03.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the misconception Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.85,0:02:05.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you can never be accused of plagiarism Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.84,0:02:08.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you use quotes and cite your sources. Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.23,0:02:10.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is most certainly not the case Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.55,0:02:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because a paper that is made up Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.94,0:02:14.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of passage upon passage of other people's ideas Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.71,0:02:16.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is known as a wholly quotable document. Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.100,0:02:18.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is considered plagiarism Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.16,0:02:21.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since there are no original thoughts in the work. Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.40,0:02:23.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Similarly, passage after passage Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.29,0:02:26.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of too closely paraphrased text from multiple cited sources Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.62,0:02:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is also plagiarism of the pervasively paraphrased kind Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.08,0:02:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the ideas still aren't one's own. Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.54,0:02:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And lastly, the technique of revealing while concealing Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.82,0:02:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is plagiarism because it involves selective amnesia Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.50,0:02:40.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regarding one's sources Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.96,0:02:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in an attempt to cover up wholly quotable Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.10,0:02:46.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pervasively paraphrased issues in a text. Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.07,0:02:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some passages are meticulously documented, Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.48,0:02:49.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quoted, Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.11,0:02:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or paraphrased, Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.13,0:02:53.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while others are presented entirely as one's own. Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.86,0:02:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see, the D.P.I. has its hands full, Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.50,0:02:59.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tackling all sorts of academic mischief and mayhem, Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.37,0:03:02.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ranging from the petty to the outrageous. Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.38,0:03:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Given the gravity of these transgressions, Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.52,0:03:06.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you might be wondering why you've never heard Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.43,0:03:09.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Department of Plagiarism Investigation's victories. Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.61,0:03:12.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's because it doesn't technically exist. Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.13,0:03:15.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But people, like you and me, can be our own D.P.I. agents Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.47,0:03:16.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to fight plagiarism Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.63,0:03:19.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and uphold the values of original thinking. Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.31,0:03:21.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that the best defense against plagiarism Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.95,0:03:23.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,consists of writers who save themselves Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.77,0:03:25.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time, worry, and effort Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.38,0:03:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by taking the far easier road Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.02,0:03:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of just doing the work themselves.