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Re:French physicist and media star loses doctorate after pla... by contubernio on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @01:11PM (#48573401)
Rephrasing is worse than literal copying from a procedural point of view because it demonstrates intent and obviates a defense of mere incompetence.
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Re:French physicist and media star loses doctorate after pla... by DoctorOetker on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @08:03PM (#48578746)
Exactly: it takes more brain cycles to paraphrase, then to simply attribute the quotes appropriately, this did not happen unintentionally.
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