Which statement about plagiarism is NOT true?
A: Plagiarism is not acceptable in business, science, academia, or journalism.
B: Plagiarism is the theft of someone else’s intellectual property.
C: Using a Weibo post without citation is generally acceptable because it is hard to trace the original source.
D: Technical writers don’t need to document common knowledge such as information that is widely known in the field.
A: Plagiarism is not acceptable in business, science, academia, or journalism.
B: Plagiarism is the theft of someone else’s intellectual property.
C: Using a Weibo post without citation is generally acceptable because it is hard to trace the original source.
D: Technical writers don’t need to document common knowledge such as information that is widely known in the field.
举一反三
- Plagiarism is a kind of theft, referring to the use of _________ without appropriate citation or referencing a published or unpublished source.
- Copying and pasting text from websites without citation is: A: Plagiarism B: Bad Practice C: Acceptable Practice
- 2. One of the best way to avoid plagiarism is ________________. A: to know what plagiarism is and what is NOT plagiarism B: to summarize the information of the original text in your own words C: to give credit to the original authors whenever you quote or paraphrase someone else’s words, or when you use someone else’s ideas D: to rewrite the original author’s sentences or paragraphs
- Plagiarism is the act of using another person’s words or ideas without acknowledging the source.
- 中国大学MOOC: Which statement about plagiarism is NOT true?