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.

Question

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Cutting and pasting parts of articles without proper citation or paraphrasing is considered patchwriting plagiarism, which is not ethical or allowed. Even if Tori pulled information from multiple sources, she needs to properly cite them and make sure she is not committing plagiarism.

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