Which statement best explains the scenario?

you are writing a five-paragraph research paper. you find articles on your topic in academic journals. you copy and paste the most interesting parts of the articles into your research paper without putting those parts in quotations or giving bibliographical information, but you do list the articles in your works cited at the end of the paper.

a: you are writing a research paper based on factual information, not a fictional story, so this is plagiarism.

b: you include a works cited page, so this is not plagiarism.

c: you are copying and pasting sections of text without putting them into your own words, so this is plagiarism.

d: you are citing from academic journals with good reputations, so this is not plagiarism.