AI and Plagiarism

What counts as plagiarism? (Select all that apply.)

• Copying and pasting text from a web page onto a Word document without citing it.

• Paraphrasing (rewording) text from a web page and then citing it.

• Generating an entire essay with AI.

• Using AI to brainstorm ideas for an essay.

• Using AI to write a rough draft of your essay. 

• plagiarism

• not plagiarism

Answer explanation

ANY writing you submit should be your writing and ideas.

Using AI to draft an intro paragraph for your essay. 

• plagiarism

• not plagiarism

What is plagiarism?

• Copying text without citation

• Using AI for idea generation

• Citing all sources

• Writing original content

Which of the following is considered plagiarism?

• Paraphrasing with citation

• Copying text verbatim without credit

• Using AI for grammar check

• Summarizing a text

How can AI contribute to plagiarism?

• By generating original ideas

• By checking grammar

• By creating content without attribution

• By providing writing prompts

What is the role of citation in avoiding plagiarism?

• To acknowledge sources

• To confuse readers

• To make writing longer

• To avoid using AI

Which sentence is correctly cited?

• "AI can write essays" (Smith, 2020).

• AI can write essays (Smith, 2020)

• AI can write essays Smith, 2020

• "AI can write essays" Smith, 2020

What is the difference between plagiarism and paraphrasing?

• Plagiarism is copying; paraphrasing is rewording with credit

• Both are the same

• Paraphrasing is copying

• Plagiarism is rewording

Which of the following is a consequence of plagiarism?

• Academic penalties

• Improved grades

• Better understanding

• Increased creativity