Question

1. erik is researching a speech and is pulling content from multiple sources and combining them into his own work. because he is not directly copying someone’s entire work, as he is copying multiple sources into one document, erik doesn’t think he needs to provide any citation. is his assumption correct?

no, this would be considered mosaic plagiarism, and he should cite his sources.

yes, he is correct because he is pulling from multiple sources.

yes, he is correct because this is considered paraphrasing.

no, but if he adds quotation marks he doesn’t need to cite his sources.

Explanation:

Mosaic plagiarism involves using small portions from multiple sources without citation. Erik is combining content from multiple sources, so his assumption is wrong. The first option correctly identifies this as mosaic plagiarism and the need for citations. Other options are incorrect: pulling from multiple sources or paraphrasing (without citation) still requires crediting sources, and quotation marks alone don't replace citations.

Answer:

A. No, this would be considered mosaic plagiarism, and he should cite his sources.