Your first text check, step by step
Paste a text or upload a file, pick the text type and run the check. You get seven separate numbers and a colour map of the text — start with the flagged sentences, not the percentages. Nothing should rest on a single check; it starts to mean something once you have compared several texts and know how a particular author writes.
Before the first check
Have a text ready whose author you are sure about. A first result reads best on something familiar.
Pick the text type. Without it the text is compared against a generic norm and the result is coarser.
How to read the result
Go through the flagged sentences in the colour map. That is where you see what the tool actually reacted to.
Only then look at the numbers, and read them side by side. Seven detectors measure seven things and are never merged into one score.
What to avoid
Do not draw a conclusion from one check. A score is input, not a verdict.
And do not rewrite your own text just to bring a number down. If you wrote it yourself, there is nothing to fix.
FAQ
How much text do I need?
The longer the text, the steadier the result. With a couple of sentences the score swings the most.
Do I have to be signed in?
You can try a check without an account. With one you get longer texts and a history the results are compared against.
What if the result looks wrong?
Read the flagged sentences. If they point at definitions and citations, it is most likely a false alarm.
Try it on your own text
Paste a text or upload a file and look at the score and at the specific sentences that came out suspicious.
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