Question

buying a paper from a research service or term paper mill with your own money and turning it in is ______.
a bad idea, but not plagiarism
acceptable
sometimes our only choice
plagiarism

Explanation:

Plagiarism is presenting someone else's work as your own. Buying a paper and submitting it as your own, even with your money, fits this definition. The other options are incorrect: it is plagiarism, not just a bad idea without being plagiarism, it's not acceptable, and it's not a valid "only choice" in academic integrity.

Answer:

D. plagiarism (assuming the last option is D; if options are labeled as above, the correct one is the last option: "plagiarism")