Question

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which action would be an instance of plagiarism?

a. copying sentences word for word from a source without putting quotation marks around them

b. providing evidence of your own bias or prejudice toward the main subject matter of your paper

c. using information from a source that is not credible or cannot be verified by your audience

d. giving credit to the original sources of the words or ideas that you use within your paper

Explanation:

Plagiarism is representing someone else's work or ideas as your own. Option A involves copying text word - for - word without using quotation marks (which would indicate it's a direct quote) and not properly attributing it, so this is plagiarism. Option B is about bias in a paper, not plagiarism. Option C is about using non - credible sources, not plagiarism. Option D is the correct practice of citing sources, not plagiarism.

Answer:

A. Copying sentences word for word from a source without putting quotation marks around them