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Is the following scenario an example of plagiarism? Yes or No? Molly finds an essay online that makes a lot of great points. She uses these points in her own essay for class, but she changes the words. She doesn’t cite the essay that inspired her, but she does cite a different source she used for another part of her essay. *

1 yes
2 no

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Yes it is an example of plagiarism
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Answer:

Yes

Step-by-step explanation:

It is an example of plagiarism, since Molly failed to cite the first source. She must cite all of the sources she used in order for it to be considered not plagiarized.

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