Question

compare the student text with the source.
source: russell freedman, abraham lincoln and frederick douglass, page 3. published by houghton mifflin harcourt, 2013:
douglass and lincoln had never met, but they had some things in common.
they had both risen from poverty and obscurity to international prominence.
both were self-educated.
student text:
frederick douglass and abraham lincoln shared some life experiences, such as having been born poor and being self-taught.
is the student text plagiarized?
no, it is not plagiarized.
yes, because it fails to use quotation marks.
yes, because it fails to cite the source.

Explanation:

The student text rephrases the source's unique factual claims about Lincoln and Douglass but does not attribute the information to the original source. While the wording is paraphrased, the core specific content originates from the Freedman text, and failing to cite the source constitutes plagiarism.

Answer:

Yes, because it fails to cite the source.