MCOM 4003 - Alexis Rowland

Have you ever written a paper, and were terrified that you somehow forgot to cite your sources, or cited your sources incorrectly? below are 2 cases of intentional fabrication and plagiarism. Nowadays, there are so many cases of fabrication and plagiarism. We see that in the first example, Steven Newsmaster and his team provided a study to determine if herbal products were fabricating their ingredient lists. In turn, we as readers find out that he and his team fabricated and plagiarized his results through examining products that were fabricated. In the second example, we take a deep dive into the world of finance and nuts.  Example of Fabrication:  https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2022/02/04/BMC-journal-launches-investigation-of-2013-Newmaster-paper-that-sparked-NY-AG-affair In 2013, a botanist named Steven Newmaster along with his team at the University of Guelph wanted to perform research and dig into the truth of herbal products.  These products include gi...

Have you ever watched cable television late at night to see ads on how you too can shed all of those unwanted pounds? These ads typically supply "miracle treatments". If these weight loss pills are paired with proper exercise and diet, they may be able to work. However, these ads are extremely unethical, and typically claim false, unachievable goals. Many of these ads claim false benefits from the diet plan, pills, or supplements. These commercials also show the perfect body results through stunning before and after photos.  An example of an unethical claim in the weight loss industry would be the product Quick Trim. According to  Business Insider , The Kardashians were sued for millions of dollars over their falsely advertised diet pills. Specifically, Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney were sued for the supplement's claim that buyers would "keep up with the Kardashians." These pills, known as, Quick Trim turned out to be false, and did not allow the users to achieve Kar...

          In the world that we live in, supermarket tabloids are everywhere. These tabloids are no longer just on shelves of the checkout lines at grocery stores. Now, we see tabloids in all sorts of media. Tabloids can come in various forms such as social media posts, websites, actual paper copies, or links on search engines, where you click to read more.       Tabloids are a unique genre of news. The main way to differentiate a tabloid from other news articles is be by looking at their headlines. If the headlines are in a bold font with large letters stating outlandish claims, then most likely you are reading a tabloid. An example of a heading for a tabloid would be; This famous celeb was caught sneaking out of this other famous celeb's apartment.         Tabloids are attention grasping. It is extremely easy to go down a rabbit hole of looking at celebrity gossip. Because tabloids know that most humans love dra...