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February 11, 2019January 21, 2022 Olu Popoola

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

Detecting ‘Contract Cheating’

‘Contract Cheating’ (a term first coined by Clarke and Lancaster in a 2006 paper) is basically ghostwriting in academic contexts. Students outsource their academic work to commercial essay writers who may be working for an ‘essay mill’ or freelance through a website like Fiverr. The mass production, e-commerce model and use of gig workers means…

by Olu Popoola March 2, 2021April 1, 2021

OutLiar – The Deception Blog

Linguistic analysis of deception, disinformation and doublespeak. Allegedly.

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