Plagiarism Assignment

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Question #1

Which answer best defines plagiarism?,,

A Plagiarism is when you intentionally steal words or information from another source; it doesn’t apply to situations in which a writer forgets to give credit or accidentally steals material from a source.

B Plagiarism means presenting another author’s words as your own, though it does not apply to using information gotten from a source, since that information could have come from a number of other sources.

C Plagiarism means using information, words, or any other material from a source in your writing without giving the source adequate credit.

D Plagiarism means using information from a source without giving credit, though it does not apply to using another author’s words.

Question #2

Quoting too much of an source, while not considered plagiarism, can still be a problem.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #3

Here is a passage from the article “Martin’s Minds Focus on Future” by Amber Stearns of Nuvo Magazine:
The majority of Historically Black Colleges and Universities were founded and established in the mid-to-late 1800s at a time when freed slaves were hungry to learn.
Which of the following passages uses this source material without plagiarizing?

A According to an article on Martin University by Amber Stearns, the majority of black colleges were founded in the middle 1800s when recently freed slaves were hungry for knowledge (Stearns).

B Most black colleges came into being after the emancipation of the slaves (Stearns).

C Most black colleges were founded to help freed slaves learn.

D Freed slaves made up most of the original student bodies of black universities like Martin (Stearns).

Question #4

If you are summarizing an article, and not paraphrasing or quoting it, then you do not need to cite the article.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #5

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.

A Yes, because the “According to” reference isn’t specific enough to show which source the student got this information from.

B No, because the student made enough changes to the original; for example, changing “preparing” to “getting ready.”

C No, because they cited the source by saying, “According to the New York Times.”

D 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.

Question #6

What is patchwriting? (Select all correct answers.)

A Paraphrasing too closely

B Putting another person’s writing into your own words

C A form of plagiarism

D None of the above

Question #7

Imagine that it’s late and you’re rushing to finish an essay. You got most of your info from Wikipedia and Yahoo Answers, but naturally you don’t want to admit that. Instead, you invent some fancy-sounding names and pretend to be quoting experts. What type of violation is this?

A Fabrication, falsification and misrepresentation

B Deliberate plagiarism

C Multiple submission

D Blatant borrowing