Plagiarism in Academic Writing
While writing a paper, a student incorporates a paragraph from a book to support his thesis statement, changing only three words from the original text. Does this constitute plagiarism?
A
No; it is not plagiarism if a student changes words from another person's work before incorporating it into their own writing.
B
Yes; it is plagiarism to use the work of another author in any capacity, even with proper citations.
C
Yes; it is plagiarism to use the words or ideas of others without providing proper credit.
D
No; it is not plagiarism to use mostly the same words as long as the research is for academic purposes.
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