Checking a master's thesis chapter by chapter
Check a long piece of work chapter by chapter. One number across a hundred pages is an average that hides both the clean passages and the problematic ones. Chapter by chapter you also see where the suspicious sentences cluster.
Why an average hurts
A theoretical part written to a standard and your own research are two different texts. Merged into a single number, they blur each other's result.
Chapter by chapter, on the other hand, shows the differences that make sense — and the ones that do not.
Where to expect false alarms
In the methodology, in definitions, in the literature review. These are passages written tersely and to a template, which detectors read as suspicious.
In the introduction, the discussion and the conclusion, a higher score is a stronger signal, because that is where your own voice should show.
When to check
As you go, after finishing a chapter, not the day before the deadline. If something comes out, you still have time to rewrite it.
Ongoing checks also go into the history and build your style profile, so the final check before submitting is more accurate.
FAQ
How long a section is ideal?
A chapter or a subchapter. Continuous text from one paragraph upwards gives a usable result.
Should I check the quotations too?
Take quotations out before checking. Someone else's text only adds noise to your result.
What if a high score comes up the day before the deadline?
Read the marked sentences. If they are definitions, there is nothing to deal with. If it is your own argument, rewrite it in your own words.
Try it on your own text
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