Rewrite the highest-flagged passages first

Charles Li · HumanPen · flagged-passages-first

Once the Turnitin or iThenticate AI writing report is imported, the productive order is: work the highest-flagged continuous-prose passages first. Dense body paragraphs the model highlighted—not polishing the introduction because it feels safer, and not hopping through random mid-page sentences.

Distinct from import-report-rewrite-flagged-only (how to target spans), free-rounds-until-under-20 (billing after a paid pass), freeze-citations-numbers-formulas (what to leave untouched), and citations-not-in-rewrite-bill (what does not inflate cost). Here the literacy move is priority among flagged continuous prose.

Better order

1. Import the full AI writing report; confirm attempt identity; read the legend once.
2. List flagged continuous-prose spans. Rank by how strongly the report marks them (and by length of the continuous block).
3. Rewrite the top-ranked passages first—usually methods/results/discussion body, not the opening hook.
4. Freeze citations, numbers, formulas, tables, and page layout on every edit.
5. Only after the heaviest blocks are done, revisit lighter flags or borderline intro/conclusion lines.

Why “intro first” wastes a pass

International students often rewrite the first page because it is short and familiar. Detectors score qualifying continuous prose across the file. Leaving a long, heavily highlighted methods paragraph untouched while you rephrase the abstract is a common miss. Highest-flagged first keeps effort where the report actually pointed.

What this is not

• Not a guarantee the next AI percentage will drop or clear.
• Not permission to wash the whole document or to chase “undetectable” output.
• Not a substitute for your course integrity process if one is opened.

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