Jaschik addressed this problem and proposed the solution that instructors would be more open-minded to plagiarism in his article “Winning Hearts and Minds in the war against plagiarism. Jaschik uses many rhetorical choices, such as illustrations, formal diction, and expert testimony, to argue that "we must also make decisions beyond simple legalistic approaches" (265), while attempting to teach more to students about plagiarism. Jaschik succeeds in persuading his target audience of first-year writing instructors about why punishing students for plagiarism is not as effective as being more open-minded and teaching students more. students on