Help me clear up something we've previously discussed.   Is plagiarizing a form or maybe a "type" of lying?  Is lying the genus and plagiarizing a species?  Must we look at the motive for lying (genus) and plagiarizing (species) separately?  There could be several motives for plagiarizing: wealth, unmerited reputation, or simply vanity, I suppose.   

But I don't think the motive weakens the offense.  But I am open to further discussion and thoughts from you or others.