Who or what suffers when a student successfully plagiarizes?
A) other students who are competing with someone who doesn't do the work and doesn't have the same abilities but gets the grades
B) the institution that graduates the student who then underperforms in the workplace
C) the future employer whose worker does not do the sort of quality work that their transcript suggests they should be capable of
D) all of the above

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All of the above suffer when a student successfully plagiarizes. When a student gets good grades by plagiarizing, it can harm other students who are competing fairly and may have lower grades despite putting in more effort. It can also harm the reputation of the institution that graduates such students who may underperform in the workplace due to lack of skills. Ultimately, it can harm the future employer who ends up hiring a worker who does not possess the required skills and capabilities to perform at the expected level.

Who or What Suffers When a Student Successfully Plagiarizes