Question

Plagiarism is unethical because it implies that __________.

A.
all of the sources used are only helpful for limited purposes
B.
the author being plagiarized endorses the plagiarized work
C.
the work that one has plagiarized is an original creation
D.
one doesn’t care about the confidentiality of the research

Answer 1

Plagiarism is unethical because it implies that the work that one has plagiarized is an original creation.

Answer 2

Plagiarism is unethical because it implies that the work that one has plagiarized is an original creation.

The answer is letter C. Plagiarism violates intellectual property rights. By using any text whether in physical vehicles, such as newspapers, magazines or reports or on the internet, copy texts or extracts of works without citing the sources and giving the due credits is a crime, punishable by law.