A student copied and pasted a paragraph from a website on Internet into his lab report, and then cited author and website title of the material in the references. Should it be considered plagiarism and a case of academic dishonesty? Why?
A. Yes, because he used material from the internet
B. Yes, because he did not paraphrase the material
C. No, because he cited the source in the references
D. No, because he did not use material from a book
Ans: B. Yes, because he did not paraphrase the material
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