Question

select the correct answer.
which scenario is an example of plagiarism?
a. irene is writing a presentation on dolphins. when researching her section on dolphin biology, she notes the details of two scientific articles and puts these in her reference page.
b. michael is writing a summary of a movie review. he puts quotation marks around the reviewers text in his summary and includes the reviewers name in parentheses.
c. ursula is writing a paper about new zealands political structure. she paraphrases a speech from new zealands prime minister, followed by the prime ministers name in parentheses.
d. joseph is writing an essay about the olympics. he takes a portion of a press release from the womens olympic figure skating team and includes it in his introduction in quotation marks.

Explanation:

Plagiarism is using someone else's work without proper attribution. In option A, Irene includes references. In option B, Michael uses quotation marks and gives credit. In option D, Joseph uses quotation marks. But in option C, if Ursula just paraphrases without proper citation (like a full - fledged reference in the reference list along with the in - text parenthetical), it can be considered plagiarism. Paraphrasing without proper citation is a form of plagiarism as it implies the ideas are one's own when they are not.

Answer:

C. Ursula is writing a paper about New Zealand’s political structure. She paraphrases a speech from New Zealand’s prime minister, followed by the prime minister’s name in parentheses.