Question

two students work together on their papers. when they submit them to turnitin.com, they turn up a 35% match. which of the following is correct? the students have committed plagiarism if evidence of the intent to plagiarize can be established. regardless of intent, the students have committed plagiarism.

Explanation:

Plagiarism involves the act of using someone else's work (or in this case, collaborating in a way that leads to substantial matching) with the intent to present it as one's own. A high similarity score (like 35%) combined with evidence of intent (such as not properly citing or intending to pass off the work as original) would establish plagiarism. The second option is incorrect because intent matters—accidental overlap (though 35% is high) without intent isn't the same as deliberate plagiarism, but here with a high match, intent - based establishment is key for the plagiarism determination.

Answer:

The students have committed plagiarism if evidence of the intent to plagiarize can be established.