Maggie has decided on an informative speech on the topic of dreaming. She finds three different articles that cover areas that she believes will be of interest to her audience. Although she credits these sources in her written citation page, she imports intact the ideas and support from these sources as her speech's main ideas and supporting material. Which of the following statements best pertains to this situation?

Maggie has decided on an informative speech on the topic of dreaming. She finds three different articles that cover areas that she believes will be of interest to her audience. Although she credits these sources in her written citation page, she imports intact the ideas and support from these sources as her speech's main ideas and supporting material. Which of the following statements best pertains to this situation?



A) There is no ethical violation here, as she has credited these sources on the outline.
B) There is no ethical violation here, as long as the ideas work well together.
C) There is an ethical violation here known as patchwork plagiarism.
D) There is an ethical violation here, as speakers must have more than three sources.





Answer: C


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