Question

A speaker takes a variety of information puts it in his own words. He does not cite his sources in his speech. This is an example of A. global plagiarism B. patchwork plagiarism C. incremental plagiarism D. consequential plagiarism E. none of the above

Answer 1

Answer: B. Patchwork Plagiarism

Explanation: Patchwork Plagiarism simply refers to a situation where a writer or speaker takes a point or idea from two or more sources and weaves (join) it with his own point or idea and present them as though everything was his own idea by not giving credit or citing the original author of the borrowed or stolen idea. The writer or speaker joins his own ideas and the borrowed or stolen idea into one paragraph without proper citations