Ideas, works, and words that are someone else's must be documented because _____.
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all of the above
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Crediting of sources can also protect you from being accused of including inaccurate facts.
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True
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Plagiarism damages reputations and relationships.
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True
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To be charged with plagiarism is a minor offense.
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False
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As long as you use in-text citations in your paper, you cannot be guilty of plagiarism.
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False
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There is no difference between paraphrasing and summarizing.
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False
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A paraphrase, when used in an essay, must be cited because, although it is in your own words, it is still another's ideas or work.
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True
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A summary does not need to be cited as to its source because a summary is your own words.
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False
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Is it common knowledge, or must it be documented?
Choose common knowledge or needs documentation on the line before each example.
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(C. George Washington was the first president of the United States
(N.Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea won a Nobel Prize in 1954.
(N. The theme of revenge in Shakespeare's Hamlet is dominant in the play.
(C. The earth revolves around the sun.
(N. a quotation from a speech by a famous person
(N. a description of the construction methods for building the pyramids
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What is the best piece of advice when you are not sure if you are plagiarizing?
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Write a citation.
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What is plagiarism? What are the consequences of plagiarism?
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Stealing one's work.
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A(n) ______ is made during research to tell the facts about the source one is using.
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Source card.
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If you saw the italicized sentence in an essay, would it constitute plagiarism?
Baseball is surprisingly known as "America's Favorite Pastime." But don't worry because football is hot on its heels in the race for the title.
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Yes. It uses the original author's words but does not include quotes or a citation.
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Which of the following, if included in a student's paper, would not be an example of plagiarism?
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Baseball is "a rather boring sport played between two teams of nine players" (Hughes 1).
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Sarah wants to use some of Hughes's ideas about baseball in one of her own essays. How can she do this without plagiarizing?
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by citing Hughes as the source of the ideas she uses
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