Question
Source: Sally Reeves, "Brief History of the French Quarter." Published on FrenchQuarter.con
Founded as a military-style grid of seventy squares in 1718 by French Canadian
naval officer Jean Baptiste Bienville, the French Quarter of New Orleans has
charted a course of urbanism for parts of four centuries.
Student text:
Founded by Jean Baptiste Bienville in 1718, New Orleans's French Quarter was
designed as a large grid composed of seventy squares and has endured four
centuries of change in the time since (Reeves).
Is the student text plagiarized?
No, it is not plagiarized.
Yes, because it is an insufficient paraphrase.
Yes, because it fails to cite the source.
Yes, because it is an insufficient paraphrase and fails to cite the source.
Founded as a military-style grid of seventy squares in 1718 by French Canadian
naval officer Jean Baptiste Bienville, the French Quarter of New Orleans has
charted a course of urbanism for parts of four centuries.
Student text:
Founded by Jean Baptiste Bienville in 1718, New Orleans's French Quarter was
designed as a large grid composed of seventy squares and has endured four
centuries of change in the time since (Reeves).
Is the student text plagiarized?
No, it is not plagiarized.
Yes, because it is an insufficient paraphrase.
Yes, because it fails to cite the source.
Yes, because it is an insufficient paraphrase and fails to cite the source.
Answers
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GPT-5 mini
No, it is not plagiarized.
The student supplies an in-text citation (Reeves) and rephrases the original wording (e.g., “military-style grid” → “large grid,” “charted a course of urbanism” → “endured … change”), so this is an attributed paraphrase rather than plagiarism.
The student supplies an in-text citation (Reeves) and rephrases the original wording (e.g., “military-style grid” → “large grid,” “charted a course of urbanism” → “endured … change”), so this is an attributed paraphrase rather than plagiarism.
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