Is this plagiarism part 2

If you accidentally forget to cite a source in your paper, that is plagiarism.

• True

• False

Which of the following requires a citation?

• When I include my own ideas that are unique to the paper I am writing

• When I refer to my own papers that I have previously written

• Both answers are correct

• Neither answer is correct

Which of the following requires citation?

• Information from crowd-sourced sources like Wikipedia that are in the public domain

• Information that is common knowledge or widely accessible (e.g. the state tree of Ohio is the Buckeye)

• Both

• Neither

To paraphrase properly, you need to:

• Change a few words in the text and cite it to make it your own

• Put quotation marks around the text and cite it

• Use only the idea from the text without citing it

• Summarize the text in your own words and cite it

You found a book & an article about the same topic. The book is the original source. The article is a book review - it is a summary of the original source. In your research paper you paraphrase the article to talk about the research carried out in the book. Which source do you cite?

• The book (original source)

• The article (book review)

• Both

• Neither

If you copy a diagram from a website and provide the reference underneath, this is still plagiarism because you have copied the entire diagram and included it in your own paper.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

You can include a table, diagram or image from another source as long as you provide a reference.

You are writing two essays for two different courses. You copy a couple of paragraphs and include them in both essays. Is this self-plagiarism since only a small portion is duplicated?

• Yes

• No

Which of the following is NOT an example of "padding" a bibliography?

• Including works you consulted but made no direct reference to in your paper

• Including sources you didn't consult but are highly relevant to your paper

• Listing titles of books that are included as excerpts in an edited volume you used

• Including sources you didn't consult but are referred to in the books you read

Answer explanation

In your bibliography, you can included sources that you read but did not cite in your paper, if these sources legitimately informed your research.

If you use excerpts of books included in an edited volume, cite the edited volume. Citing the titles of the books themselves, to make it look like you read more than you did, is unethical.

A large percentage of your essay (more than half) is direct quotes. You added quotation marks, correctly cited your sources, and did a lot of reading. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes, because I relied too heavily on the words of others.

• No, because I have cited my sources correctly and referenced multiple sources.

Ancient texts like Homer's Iliad or the Bible do not need to be cited.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

You must cite ancient sources because you are using modern translations and editions, which are covered by copyright laws.