Lucia is confident that rainforests have the greatest level of biodiversity on earth, but she isn't sure what percentage of all species live there. She thinks that Professor John Washington may have said it was 20 percent in one of his books. So, she uses that number in her speech and attributes it to him. What unethical behavior has Lucia engaged in?
A. fabricating evidence
B. plagiarism
C. improper citation
D. accidentally misguiding her audience
Answer: A
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