Question

Jerome found several excellent sources for his informative speech. He pulled key information from them, blended those ideas into his own perspective, and cited his sources when he presented the speech. Which of the following statements best describes this situation?
a. Jerome is ethical because he cited his sources and used them to develop his own slant on the topic.
b. Jerome is guilty of incremental plagiarism because he used quotations and paraphrases from other people in his speech.
c. Jerome is ethical because he did not copy his speech from a single source.
d. Jerome is guilty of patchwork plagiarism because he used ideas from several different sources in his speech.

Answer 1

Answer:

A.

Explanation:

An Informative speech is the speech that gives an insight on a particular topic. This type of speeches educate its audience. informative speeches are helpful to provide education to the audience on the topic which they are completely unaware of.

Jerome's presentation of his informative speech is ethical because he had cited his sources and he had used these sources to develop his ideas on the topic.

If he would not have cited the sources then he would have been guilty of plagiarism.

So, the correct answer is option A.