‘‘In preparing the thesis introduction, the researcher takes multiple sentences verbatim from some of the sources.” In this case researcher is : (i) Wrong to do so (ii) Wrong even if the researcher provides a reference at the end of the paragraph (iii) Right if the researcher provides a reference and a citation (iv) Right if the researcher gives reference and the long quotation is indented half an inch from the rest of the text.
Statements (i), (ii), (iv) are true and (iii) is false
Copying several sentences word for word from sources without marking them as quotations is plagiarism.
(i) True: taking multiple sentences verbatim, as described, is wrong.
(ii) True: a reference at the end of the paragraph does not show which words are borrowed, so the copying remains plagiarism.
(iii) False: a reference and citation alone are not enough for verbatim text; the exact words must also be marked as a quotation.
(iv) True: under APA style a long quotation (40 words or more) is set as a block quotation indented half an inch with its reference, which properly acknowledges the borrowed words.
Hence, the answer is Statements (i), (ii), (iv) are true and (iii) is false.
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................... term refers to the ethical obligation of researcher to give credit to the ideas, words or work of others.
Which of the following is not a plagiarism software ?
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Assertion (A) : In recent time, it is easier to copy and paste the contents from a digital document for which people knowingly avoid to credit the source. Hence, increased access to digital documents has provided a means for increase of plagiarism.
Reason (R) : Software-assisted detection tools like iThenticate, Turnitin, etc. now allow vast collections of online documents to be compared to each other making successful detection of plagiarism.- According to the UGC (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Educational Institutions) regulation (2018), level '0' plagiarism refers to:
................... term refers to the ethical obligation of researcher to give credit to the ideas, words or work of others.
Which of the following is not a plagiarism software ?
