Carma,
I agree with everything you wrote and have no problem with using the software as you describe.
It’s the numerical standard thing that confuses me. I’ve read several things where people say "Our department requires a number below 15%." (For some reason, 15% is the number that keeps coming up.) That seems to imply that the software is detecting plagiarism (or, conversely, originality greater than 85%.) I think the main thing it shows is that whatever departments set such standards are run by people who have no idea what plagiarism means.
I’m also not sure why anyone would be comfortable with 14% plagiarized writing whether certified by a machine or a human.
Gunnar
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Gunnar Swanson
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