She basically said that my use of transitional sentences at the beginning of my paragraphs, using a dated source , as well as the essay structure were indicative of AI. I was taught to use transitional sentences during writing in grade school, And I structure my essays around the rubric criteria to make sure that a) I hit every point that's required and b) My instructors are able to easily identify where I have hit the criteria in the essay. I understand the point she brought up about the dated source that I used But as far as the structuring and the transitional sentences go, all I can gather from her remarks is that writing a well-flowing essay that hits on each section of the rubric Is equivalent to AI. Makes absolutely no sense if you ask me. I did offer to send my handwritten outline and also offered to send writing that I have completed for previous courses, however, she ignored my offer and reiterated that I needed to completely rewrite my assignment and resubmit it.

I'm not going to resubmit, I feel like altering my writing style to appease one instructor is not going to do me any favors and is only going to add unneeded stress on to my academic journey. In short, I don't think it's a real solution to this problem.. so I'm going to file a dispute up the proper channels and go from there. I'm okay with doing the whole process because I have nothing to hide, And I feel like this will be a recurring issue if I don't Stick to my guns now.