You rush to complete an assignment and know that your citations aren’t all complete. You submit the paper through Turnitin on SLATE, and the resulting originality score is below 30%. You submit the paper. Can this be considered plagiarism?

Question

Question 15 options:
No, you made an attempt to cite, your professor should understand
No, 30% is a low score, so it can’t be considered plagiarized
Yes, there is no acceptable score in Turnitin – students must check over all of their citations to ensure they are correct
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Answer 1

The most accurate answer to the question is:

Yes, there is no acceptable score in Turnitin – students must check over all of their citations to ensure they are correct.

While a lower originality score may suggest a lower likelihood of plagiarism, it does not automatically mean that plagiarism has not occurred. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all sources are properly cited, regardless of the Turnitin score. Submitting a paper with incomplete citations can still constitute plagiarism.