Example 2: Use of Charts - Plagiarism

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I personally think that today an ongoing debate revolves around who is responsible for health care coverage. As the above chart indicates, the opinions of the voters tend to charge the responsibility to the Government more so than to the employers.

Source:

Florida poll chart on the opinion of voters about who should be responsible for people's health care coverage 1988-2002, prepared by the FIU/ Florida poll, Florida International University at http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/
ipor/issues02/hlth13.htm

 

Analysis:

  • Note that the source of the chart is NOT mentioned. The reader does not know where the chart comes from.
  • Although the text is a personal opinion supported by an interpretation of the chart, a citation of the chart as a source of information must be provided.

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