Which is not an example of plagiarism?

A. misrepresenting words from a book as your own work
B. using the ideas from the work of another student
C. including a famous proverb to explain a concept
D. presenting ideas from a website as your own

Question

Which is not an example of plagiarism?

A. misrepresenting words from a book as your own work
B. using the ideas from the work of another student
C. including a famous proverb to explain a concept
D. presenting ideas from a website as your own

anonymous · Answer

The correct answer would be "C" due to famous sayings being a public sentence that everyone uses or knows, or else it wouldn't be a famous saying :)

anonymous · Answer

Well plagiarism is taking something and trying to pass it off as your own, whether it be the work of another student's, a website's or a book.

anonymous · Answer

You beat me.

anonymous · Answer

lol sorry XD and I meant Famous proverbs, not sayings XD