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Instructions: Use the following to answer questions 1 - 4: This paragraph is an

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Question

Instructions:

Use the following to answer questions 1 - 4:

This paragraph is an excerpt taken from page 302 of a speech textbook:  Berko, Roy M., Andrew D. Wolvin, and Darlyn R. Wolvin. Communicating: A Social and Career Focus. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007. Print.

"Every idea you present in a speech does not have to be original; however, if the concept comes from another source, you are obligated as an ethical speaker to give credit. All plagiarism, intentional or unintentional, is stealing! Someone else has done the work; you are taking credit for it. That is not ethical."

The following four questions are several attempts at paraphrasing the above paragraph. Determine whether the attempt is or is not plagiarism.

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2.The textbook authors point out that using someone else's idea is considered plagiarism unless you document where you got the information. All forms of plagiarism are unethical because you are presenting someone else's ideas as your own. (Berko, Wolvin, and Wolvin 302).

Plagiarism

Not plagiarism

3. The textbook authors point out that using someone else's idea is considered plagiarism unless you document where you got the information. All forms of plagiarism are unethical because you are presenting someone else's ideas as your own.

Plagiarism

Not plagiarism

3. "All plagiarism, intentional or unintentional, is stealing!" (Berko, Wolvin , and Wolvin 302).

Plagiarism

Not plagiarism

4. "All plagiarism, intentional or unintentional, is a matter of perception!" (Berko, Wolvin, and Wolvin 302).

Plagiarism

Not plagiarism

5. Indicate whether or not you need to document in the following situations.

You use a sentence from a speech you got from an audio website.

Document

Do Not Document

6. Indicate whether or not you need to document in the following situations.
You change a lot of the wording of a paragraph.

Document

Do Not Document

7. Indicate whether or not you need to document in the following situations.

You're not sure whether you should document a source or not.

Document

Do Not Document

8. Indicate whether or not you need to document in the following situations.

You use an image from Google Images

Document

Do Not Document

Plagiarism

Not plagiarism

Explanation / Answer

Please find the answers below:

2) Not plagiarism; cited the source

3) Plagiarism; not cited

3) Not Plagiarism; cited the source

4) Not plagiarism; cited the source

5) Document

6) Do Not Document

7) Document

8) Document