Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Ethical Writing
Basically the ethics of writing is telling the truth and nothing but the truth in all that you do, or write. Do not change something so that it benefits you. That also goes for when you are researching. When you use someon else's research you need to site it, let others know that you were not the one who came up with that or discovered that, you need to give credit to others. We need to be fair to those that did do the work and got the information and to do that we need to cite where we got it and either quote is exactly or use our own words completly while still citing where you got that information. This also helps the readers, it shows the reader that you are using reliable sources and just not making it up. Here at BYU plagiarism is against the honor code, but it is still completely wrong no matter where you are or what school you go to. It is lying, you are taking someone's credit that you do not deserve. You are also not doing or showing your own work.
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"Basically the ethics of writing is telling the truth and nothing but the truth in all that you do, or write."
ReplyDeleteAh, but is it so simple? There are myriads of topics that aren't so black and white.
Yes, that is true. But I guess just try to follow that guidline as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteI have often wondered about the ethicality of fiction in general. When I have tried my hand at fiction, I feel a little presumptuous... as if I know enough about the governing principles of reality (still less of human behavior) to say how things would unfold. And if you just make things go how you think they ought to, are you suggesting that the divine order warrants some improvement?
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