Questions: Sara is an avid player of video games. For a class speech, she takes the position that video games can be beneficial to children. Sara found three sources that support her argument. She cuts and pastes large sections of those sources to form the bulk of her speech without citations. Is Sara guilty of plagiarism? Yes, she is guilty of patchwork plagiarism. No, she is not guilty of plagiarism because she used more than one source. Yes, she is guilty of global plagiarism. No, she is not guilty of plagiarism because the speech supports her view.

The answer is Yes, she is guilty of patchwork plagiarism.

Patchwork plagiarism occurs when someone takes pieces from various sources and combines them into a new work without proper citation. Since Sara cut and pasted large sections from multiple sources without citing them, she is guilty of patchwork plagiarism.

Using more than one source does not exempt someone from plagiarism. The key issue is whether the sources are properly cited, which Sara did not do.

Global plagiarism typically refers to taking an entire work from one source and presenting it as one's own. Since Sara used multiple sources, this does not apply.

The fact that the speech supports her view is irrelevant to whether plagiarism has occurred. The issue is the lack of citation for the sources used.