Sam is writing a literature review for a research paper. One of the articles is very dense and difficult to understand, so Sam uses the author’s explanation, replacing several words with synonyms so as not to use the author’s exact wording. Sam includes a citation for the article at the end of the entire section. Would Sam’s professor consider this plagiarism?
a. No, Sam did not use the author’s exact wording.
b. Yes, Sam did not properly cite the author and tried to pass the explanation off as Sam’s own.
c. No, Sam cited the author at the end of the section.
d. No, Sam was just completing a class assignment, not trying to publish a manuscript.
Ans: B
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