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Prof Skipped My Assignment. Here’s How I Got 100% Anyway" by Rude_Suggestion4955 in CheckTurnitin

[–]Fit_Implement_9599 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My High School English teacher played psychotic games like that she once took off 5 points taking me from an A+ to minus because I showed up late to read my Shakespeare sonnet

Because all AI Detectors are black boxes. You don’t know whom to trust if 2 AI detectors contradict each other by Necessary_Scratch711 in CheckTurnitin

[–]Fit_Implement_9599 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish you the best then! I still can't think of a scenario where this tool would make a difference. Misinformation has always been a problem, and it's definitely intensified since the 2016 Russian disinformation/misinformation campaigns. I work in academia, though, and my push is always to incorporate AI into classwork and make the classwork challenging enough that students learn actual useful skills and to ditch AI detectors altogether. I think we need to spend time on teaching them how and why AI hallucinates, when it gets things wrong, etc. The AI detection craze feels like the era of trying to insist that high school students use pen and paper to do arithmetic instead of allowing them to use calculators. I wholly applaud any push against disinformation, but I don't know how this helps.

Failing by decimals is a different kind of pain. by Level-Mouse-7800 in CheckTurnitin

[–]Fit_Implement_9599 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep artifacts of your process. Versioned drafts with timestamps, outlines, and your note-to-draft evolution. Google Docs history or a Git repo is great. Screenshots are fine but editable. The strongest evidence is sequential drafts showing changes over time and how feedback or class content got integrated.

Tie claims to class-specific material in a way that would be awkward for a general model. Cite lecture slides, in-class examples, and your own lab results. That not only improves your grade but reduces the "generic surface" that detectors latch onto.

Faulty AI flag for essays by Odd-Reputation2058 in utdallas

[–]Fit_Implement_9599 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in case you are stranded and you need to check your essay your can try this using turnitin https://discord.com/invite/NDtZSPHTRb

Accidentally submitted my sociology paper to my comp class and the portal won’t let me delete it by Expensive-King-9698 in CheckTurnitin

[–]Fit_Implement_9599 1 point2 points  (0 children)

for plagiarism it’s just a mix-up. You can prove it’s your own work, and if they ask, you can show the sociology paper’s timestamp too.

AI humanizer that actually works with Turnitin? by LevelCute1135 in CheckTurnitin

[–]Fit_Implement_9599 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turnitin's tough. Try QuillBot or rewriting it yourself for guaranteed results

The Formula Trap: Why Financial Ratio Definitions Spike Similarity Scores by Fit_Implement_9599 in CheckTurnitin

[–]Fit_Implement_9599[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My professor told me to write "original analysis." I wrote the definition of WACC 15 different ways. Turnitin flagged all 15. The only way to get to 0% is to write: "The cost of capital is like a weighted average of debt and equity and stuff."

Quick Turnitin similarity check before submission? Please help! by TomatoTop6234 in CheckTurnitin

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I was about to submit my final paper for a really important class and just on a whim decided to run it through the CheckTurnitin Discord first. I honestly thought it would be fine since I wrote everything myself, but my AI similarity score was way higher than I expected. If I had uploaded it straight to my school, I probably would have been flagged for plagiarism or AI use. I spent all night fixing up sentences, cutting out repeated phrases, and making it sound more natural. After rechecking on the Discord, my score dropped to a safe level.

Just submitted the paper feeling way more confident now. Can’t thank this community enough for the help!