Jaschik addressed this problem and offered the solution to instructors who are more open-minded about plagiarism in his article, “Winning Hearts and Minds in war on plagiarism". Jaschik uses many rhetorical choices, such as illustrations, formal diction, and expert testimony to argue that “we must also make decisions about more than just legalistic approaches” (265), while also trying to teach students more about plagiarism. Jaschik successfully convinces his intended audience of first-year writing instructors why simply punishing students for plagiarizing is not as effective as being more open-minded and teaching students more about