In her first speech, a student uses the words of a hip-hop artist plus two sentences of background info found in a Rolling Stone piece, but fails to cite the musician or the article. This is an example of
A) fair use.
B) copyright infringement.
C) direct plagiarism.
D) misattribution plagiarism.

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The act of using the words of a hip-hop artist without proper credit is misattribution plagiarism. Additionally, not citing the source of the background information from the Rolling Stone article is also a form of misattribution plagiarism. Fair use does not apply here as proper credit was not given, and copyright infringement would require more extensive copying and use of the artist's work. Direct plagiarism would involve using someone else's words without any attempt to paraphrase or attribute them to their source.

In Her First Speech, a Student Uses the Words of a Hip-Hop