Plagiarism is defined as the act of using someone else's work or ideas without proper attribution, which includes passing it off as one's own. This can occur even with paraphrasing if citations are not given, and it applies to information from any source, including online, regardless of the intent.

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Plagiarism ________

Question 17

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Plagiarism ________.

A) is the act of taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own
B) does not include paraphrasing without giving a citation
C) cannot be committed if you are citing information from online sources
D) includes only those acts in which a student purposefully fails to include citations

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