Of course it's ethical to edit a text. Who wouldn't agree?

A writer wants a text to look and feel as good as possible, to capture the reader at every turn, and so they edit it. They edit it themselves. They ask others to read it and make suggestions. And they ask others to edit it. Sometimes they even pay others to edit it. That's what makes editing a business and even a profession.

But are there cases when this shouldn't happen?

Take university essays, for example. Is it right to revise someone...
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