A Diversion: Plagiarism! Can we spot it?

In our class we have access to a lot of information from a lot of different sources.  For everyone involved the question properly addressing the issues of "citations" from our sources will constantly come up.  You might be interested in trying to test your skills at identifying plagiarism (unauthorized/undocumented use of intellectual ideas).

First dictionary definition of plagiarism...

noun

1. an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author:It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne.

Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft,borrowing, cribbing, passing off.

2.a piece of writing or other work reflecting such unauthorized use or imitation:

“These two manuscripts are clearly plagiarisms,” the editor said,tossing them angrily on the floor.

from Dictionary.com (see I cited my source!)

And now the quiz! (takes about 5-10 minutes).

https://www.indiana.edu/~tedfrick/plagiarism/item1.html