Scholarly Article Precis

In "How do High School Students Justify Internet Plagiarism" by Dominic A. Sisti, a study is done on high school students and how they justify plagiarism using the internet. Sisti uses studies and interviews with the high school students to complete his study and he also uses studies that research the accessibility of web sites. The author's purpose is to inform his audience about plagiarism in high schools in order to show how plagiarism is easily accessible through the internet. The intended audience is most likely high school students and parents because of the tone of the article and the content of the article suggests it is directed at the intended audience.