Bradley has worked very hard on a story about environmental violations at a local coal mine. He has been trying to find out where the mine disposes of the toxic byproducts of its activities, and he has a pretty good idea of where they do it, but he has not yet tracked down the proof. Then he reads a report in another publication that confirms what he thought. Rather than verifying the information in the other report, he adds the information to his story, acting as if he discovered it himself. What ethical violation has Bradley committed?
A. manipulation
B. plagiarism
C. stereotyping
D. favoritism
B. plagiarism
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