You copy down exact sentences or paragraphs from someone else’s work (essay, article, book, lecture, web page, newspaper) and put them in your essay without using quotation marks or a footnote. Is this plagiarism?

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The prompt asks about a specific scenario: copying exact sentences or paragraphs from someone else’s work and inserting them into your essay without quotation marks or a footnote. This is evaluating whether that behavior constitutes plagiarism.
Option a: 'a. Yes' — This is correct because taking someone else’s exact words without quotation marks or proper attribution qualifies as plagiarism. It fails to clearly indicate which words are borrowed (quotation marks) and omits any citation to the original source, which is required to acknowledge the author and the work. Copy-pasting text verbatim without attribution misleads readers about authorship and originality, violating academic integrity standards.
Option b: 'b. No' — This is incorrect. The absence of quotation marks or a footnote does not somehow make the material original or allowable. Plagiarism definitions hinge on presenting someone else’s language or ideas as your own without proper credit. Even if the information seems factual or widely known, direct copying requires quotation marks and a citation (or a successful paraphrase with attribution) to avoid plagiarism. In short, failing to attribute quoted material is considered plagiarism regardless of intent.

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You copy down exact sentences or paragraphs from someone else’s work (essay, article, book, lecture, web page, newspaper) and put them in your essay without using quotation marks or a footnote. Is this plagiarism?

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