overquoting
Too many excerpts
Overquoting is citing too much source material, whether in academic writing, journalism, or conversation.
The problem isn't quotation itself but letting borrowed words do work your own should: The essay was mostly overquoting—she never developed her own argument.
In legal or business contexts, overquoting can mean providing an inflated price estimate.
Unattributed use of others' work
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- excerptPortion taken from larger work
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- paraphraseRestatement in new words
summarize · source · reference · verbatim · passage · extract · over-reliance · scholarly
Expanded with gas
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- gougingExploitative overpricing
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
overcharge · steep · unreasonable · outrageous · premium · surcharge · rip-off · prohibitive
Disposition toward falsehood
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
padding · misrepresentation · exploitation · unscrupulous · malpractice · cheating · scam · swindle
Negotiating a lower price
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- counterofferAlternative terms proposed back
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
- termsConditions of an agreement
concession · compromise · rejection · leverage · pushback · walkaway · discount · rebate
plagiarism
Unattributed use of others' work
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- excerptPortion taken from larger work
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
paraphrase · summarize · source · reference · verbatim · passage · extract · over-reliance · scholarly · academic
inflated
Expanded with gas
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- gougingExploitative overpricing
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
overpriced · overcharge · steep · unreasonable · outrageous · premium · surcharge · rip-off · prohibitive · extortionate
dishonesty
Disposition toward falsehood
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
misleading · padding · misrepresentation · exploitation · unscrupulous · malpractice · cheating · scam · swindle · deceptive
haggling
Negotiating a lower price
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- counterofferAlternative terms proposed back
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
terms · concession · compromise · rejection · leverage · pushback · walkaway · discount · rebate · lowball
overquotingparaphrasing
Restating in new words
summarizing · synthesizing · restating · interpreting · rewording
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