Question

Monique is writing a research paper on the holocaust. she interviewed her next door neighbor’s grandfather who is a concentration camp survivor. when she included a quote from his interview in her research paper, she forgot to include a citation. is this plagiarism? why or why not? a. yes, because she acknowledged the source. b. no, because she acknowledged the source. c. no, because she innocently forgot, and since it was an honest mistake, it is not plagiarism. d. yes, because even though she innocently forgot, she still neglected to give the appropriate person credit.

Answer 1

The correct answer is d) yes, because even though she innocently forgot, she still neglected to give the appropriate person credit.

Plagiarism refers to the act of using someone else's work or ideas without proper attribution or credit. In this case, Monique used a quote from an interview in her research paper, but failed to include a citation, which means she did not give proper credit to the person who provided the quote. This is considered plagiarism, even if it was an innocent mistake.

It is important to properly cite all sources used in research, including interviews, to give credit to the original authors and avoid plagiarism.