Question

source: erin blakemore, four people have died on everest in as many days published on smithsonian.com, 2016: given the dangers on the mountain—and the toll humans take on its once - pristine slopes—perhaps its time to reconsider whether people should summit everest at all. student text: to protect both people and everest, perhaps the mountain should be made off - limits to climbers. is the student text plagiarized? no, it is not plagiarized. yes, because it fails to cite the source.

Explanation:

Plagiarism includes using someone else's ideas without proper citation. The student text presents an idea similar to the source but fails to cite the original author.

Answer:

Yes, because it fails to cite the source.