Which of the following would be unethical practice?
A: Shading the data a bit to produce a more scientific-looking argument.
B: Not giving credit when using someone else’s ideas in your own words.
C: Citing survey results that favor your argument, leaving out unfavorable ones.
D: Adding not just “As found on the internet” but specific source when citing information from the internet.
A: Shading the data a bit to produce a more scientific-looking argument.
B: Not giving credit when using someone else’s ideas in your own words.
C: Citing survey results that favor your argument, leaving out unfavorable ones.
D: Adding not just “As found on the internet” but specific source when citing information from the internet.
举一反三
- Plagiarism is “the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own”. Which is NOT a way of avoiding plagiarism? A: Rewrite or summarize what you have read from other papers in your own words B: Include the source Information for paraphrasing. C: Copy only small part of others’ work. D: Quote or cite using proper documentation.
- 2. One of the best way to avoid plagiarism is ________________. A: to know what plagiarism is and what is NOT plagiarism B: to summarize the information of the original text in your own words C: to give credit to the original authors whenever you quote or paraphrase someone else’s words, or when you use someone else’s ideas D: to rewrite the original author’s sentences or paragraphs
- There are some main points that should be kept in mind when writing a summary, that is, _____. A: read the source until you understand it B: include only the main points and main supporting points, leaving out the details C: use your own words, not the exact language or phrasing of the source D: include only the ideas of the source, not your own interpretations or opinions
- When writing an argument, you cannot find a source that supports your argument, so you made up one, . This is NOT plagiarism.
- What are the appropriate ways to borrow others’ ideas in your<br/>writing? () A: Citing<br/>sources of borrowed text inside your writing B: Citing<br/>sources of borrowed text at the end of your writing using references C: Paraphrasing<br/>the borrowed information does not need in-text citation D: Paraphrasing<br/>the borrowed information does not need citation at the end of your<br/>essay