Plagiarism quiz

a writer writes an original post and publishes it on her own blog. she then submits that same content to a customer on our site. is this plagiarism?

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a writer reads an article stating that "only 6% of students wash their hands after class." he later writes an article in which he wants to cite this source. which of the following is not plagiarism:

a) according to casey berry of sciences ltd., "only 6% of students wash their hands after class."

b) a recent study indicates that only 6% of students wash their hands after class.

while writing an article about the best dog breeds for children, a writer reads one article, called "20 dog breeds that are great with babies." she includes just the top three breeds from this list to her article (no others) and rewrites the information from the blurbs associated with each. she does not use other sources, but she does hyperlink to this source. she does not use an attribution. is this plagiarism?

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in his 950-word article, a writer cites several statistics from other articles. sometimes, he uses direct quotes, but sometimes he simply paraphrases information from these sources. he includes a hyperlink to each source along the way, making it clear what information came from which source. he also includes an attribution for each. is this plagiarism?
yes
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a blogmutt writer wants to write for a new customer called "certified industrial wares," but he doesn't have an idea of what to write about. he sees another post in the customer's queue, reads through that post, then rewrites the information from it and submits his own version. is this plagiarism?

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Something is plagiarism if one takes material from another source and uses it without pointing toward that source, thus making it appear that it is originally written.

1. No, this is not plagiarism since she herself is the original writer, thus she is not stealing content from anybody else.

2. According to Casey Berry of Sciences Ltd., "Only 6% of students wash their hands after class." This first choice is not plagiarism, since the student has cited the researcher Casey Berry, and has enclosed the directly copied statement in quotation marks. In contrast, the second choice mentions "a recent study" without any direct mention of who did the study, and it copies the conclusion verbatim without using quotation marks.

3. This is not plagiarism, since she places a hyperlink to the source, thus acknowledging that what she has written is not her own original material. However, this is considered bad practice, to simply link to a source without describing what it has done or which parts specifically you have taken from it. You would not probably be sued in court for plagiarism, but it is still advisable to describe what the source has done.

4. No, this is not plagiarism. He has used quotation marks for direct quotes. The paraphrased information does not need quotation marks. Hyperlinks and attributions have been provided for each, so there are no issues with this kind of writing.

5. Yes, this is plagiarism. The BlogMutt writer got information from another post (which may or may not have been original material, we do not know), and did not attribute that post. Furthermore, this write-up is for a customer, not merely for discussion in forums, so pretending that the information on the post is his own is not only plagiarism, but it is also business dishonesty as he is stealing someone's work and selling it to a customer as his own.