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Knowledge-Check
Is this plagiarism?
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visited a public library.
Angela paraphrased an idea in a book that she read in her
own words. Because she paraphrased it in her own words,
she did not have to worry about citing the source.
➢ Yes, this is plagiarism.
Correct! This is plagiarism. She did not credit the
source. Even though she reworded the idea in her own
words it was not her original idea. Therefore, this is
considered plagiarism.
➢ No, this is not plagiarism.
Incorrect. This is plagiarism. She did not give
credit to the source. Even though she reworded the idea
in her own words the original idea was not hers.
Therefore, using the idea without giving credit to it is
considered plagiarism.
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