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September 13, 2018 Olu PopoolaLeave a comment

DIY Forensic Linguistics: tools for academic cheating detection

For those of you who came to my European Network of Academic Integrity webinar, here is a list of the software used today: Microsoft Editor for Word Automatic Readability Tool for English (ARTE) AntWordProfiler Similarity Texter And you can find the texts and analysis used here Free access to my paper ‘Decision Support for Marker…

by Olu Popoola June 9, 2023June 9, 2023

A weasel “we” reveals academic unintegrity where you least expect it.

“We” is a great example of why use of pronouns can signal potential deception. It is a weasel word that sounds as specific as “I” yet almost any specific attribution can be plausibly denied because the referents usually remain anonymous. The deceptive power lies in the automatic sense-making that humans do when wereceive a communication.…

by Olu Popoola April 28, 2023April 28, 2023

Resources for Detecting Contract Cheating

Essay mills, contract cheating, and any form of commercial essay wrtiting will soon be illegal in the UK as part of the Skills and Post-16 Education bill is currently in the House of Lords and set to become law next year. It is currently a lucrative business for some; the owner of the largest British…

by Olu Popoola October 19, 2021October 19, 2021

OutLiar – The Deception Blog

Linguistic analysis of deception, disinformation and doublespeak. Allegedly.

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