Asked by Avery Williams

Compare the student text with the source.

Source: Peter Tyson, "End of the Big Beasts." Published on NOVA Online, 2009:
Who or what killed off North America's mammoths and other megafauna 13,000 years ago? It takes a certain kind of person to tackle this question in earnest.

Student text: When Tyson asks what wiped out North America's large animals, he admits that it "takes a certain kind of person to tackle this question in earnest."

Is the student text plagiarized?
A. No, it is not plagiarized.
B. Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks.
C. Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks and fails to cite the source.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. No, it is not plagiarized.

The student paraphrases the first clause and uses the exact wording from Tyson inside quotation marks, with clear attribution ("When Tyson... he admits"), so the quoted material is properly indicated. (In formal academic work they should also provide a full citation, but as presented this is not plagiarism.)