Question
Here is a passage from a New York Times article:
The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants.
A student reads this source and then writes the following:
According to the New York Times, Trump’s administration is getting ready to redirect resources of the civil rights division to investigate and sue universities over affirmative action policies.
Has this student committed plagiarism? Choose the right answer AND the right justification for your answer below.
The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants.
A student reads this source and then writes the following:
According to the New York Times, Trump’s administration is getting ready to redirect resources of the civil rights division to investigate and sue universities over affirmative action policies.
Has this student committed plagiarism? Choose the right answer AND the right justification for your answer below.
A No, because the student made enough changes to the original; for example, changing “preparing” to “getting ready.”
B Yes, because the “According to” reference isn’t specific enough to show which source the student got this information from.
C Yes, because, although the student cited the source of the information, they did not use quotation marks around the many words and phrases they took from the source.
D No, because they cited the source by saying, “According to the New York Times.”
This question is taken from Humanities 115 – World Mythology » Winter 2023 » Plagiarism Assignment and Quiz
