For a Speech Assignment, Tori Finds Several Articles on the Internet

question 15

Multiple Choice

For a speech assignment, Tori finds several articles on the Internet that are perfect for her speech topic. She copies the articles, then cuts and pastes the parts that she'll read as her speech. Isthisethical?

• A) Yes, because she pulled information multiple sources.
• B) No, because she committed patchwriting plagiarism.
• C) Yes, all the information on the Internet is public domain.
• D) No, because she is infringing upon the authors' right to free speech.

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