Jane Goodall, a very well-known biologist, made a few errors when citing sources for her new book. This is a very serious flaw, as it could cause her to be arrested in the worst case. The causes for her errors are unknown, but her editors say that it was probably due to forgetfulness. This may decrease the seriousness of her error, but this does not decrease the need for editing. Jane Goodall may lose a lot of credibility because of her failure to cite.
Even though her offense is not serious in the eyes of the law, it is necessary for her to cite the overlooked information in order to correct her error. If she does not do this, then the problem has potential to become serious. She could solve her problem, quite simply, by giving credit where it is due. She should just edit her work before its release with full citations of the missed data included. Overall, her problem is not too great, and is easily manageable.
I agree with your post. Her citation errors will cause a loss of credibility.
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