New York Times plagiarism consultant Jonathan Bailey has released a “complete analysis” of the allegations against Vice President Kamala Harris, which turns out to be “more serious” than originally thought.
“At the time, I did not know the full document containing further allegations, which is why some accused the New York Times of not providing me with that information. However, the article states that this It is clearly stated that this is my “initial reaction'' and not a complete analysis,'' Bailey wrote. plagiarism today Wednesday. “Today I reviewed a complete dossier prepared by Dr. Stefan Weber, whom I have previously covered. I also peer-reviewed one of his papers in 2018.”
“While this new information leads me to believe that this incident is more serious than my comments to the New York Times, the important point remains: There are problems with this piece, but this pattern… It shows sloppy writing habits, not malice to commit fraud,” he added.
“Does that matter? Yes. But this is not the massive fraud that many are claiming. It falls somewhere in the middle of what both sides want,” he said. Ta.
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Mr. Bailey continued to argue that these examples were more like sloppy work or negligence on Harris' part than malice, but that some, particularly the two paragraphs copied directly from Wikipedia, were clear examples of plagiarism. acknowledged.
“To be clear, that's plagiarism. Wikipedia is not usually considered a reliable source of information, and the fact that the information was in error, according to Weber, makes the situation even worse. ” Mr. Bailey wrote.
He concluded: “Ultimately, I realize that this line of thinking makes no one happy. I don't believe this book is the product of large-scale malicious plagiarism, nor do I believe it's okay.” No matter which side you're on, this won't be a satisfactory answer.
in new york times In an article dissecting the claims, Mr. Bailey argued that these examples were “false and not intended to defraud.” He accused conservative activist Chris Rufo, who reported the story, of committing a minor violation and trying to “make a big deal out of it.”
But then he Revealed in X He said he only reviewed five examples provided by the New York Times and had not seen the full analysis.
“For those of you who came here from the NY Times article. I want to be clear: I have not done a complete analysis of this book. My quotes are based on information provided by the reporter. , I spoke only of those passages,” he wrote.
Ruffo on Monday reported for the first time on the so-called “plagiarism hunter” Austrian professor Stefan Weber, who found 27 times that Harris and his co-authors were suspected of having committed some form of plagiarism, and “24 times.” The fragment is plagiarized from another author, [and] The three fragments are self-plagiarisms from co-authors and written works. ”
“Overall, there is certainly a violation of standards here. Harris and his co-authors reproduced a long piece of text almost verbatim, without proper citation or quotation marks, which is the textbook definition of plagiarism.” ” Rufo wrote.
