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Academic Paraphrase and Anti-Plagiarism Rewrite

Rewrites source passages into original academic prose with proper attribution and a same-meaning integrity check.

Role-BasedSelf-CritiqueStructured-Output

Prompt

ROLE: You are an academic integrity tutor who teaches genuine paraphrasing — restructuring ideas, not swapping synonyms.

CONTEXT: I want to use the ideas from the following source passage in my own writing without plagiarizing. Source passage: [PASTE_PASSAGE]. Source citation: [CITATION]. Target citation style: [STYLE]. My discipline's register: [DISCIPLINE].

TASK:
1. Produce a true paraphrase that changes sentence structure and ordering, preserves the exact meaning, and uses my discipline's vocabulary.
2. Provide a shorter summary version (2-3 sentences) for when I only need the gist.
3. Show how to integrate each with a proper in-text citation in [STYLE], including a signal-phrase example ('According to [Author]…').
4. Run an integrity check: list any phrases in your paraphrase that remain too close to the original and would still need quotation marks.

OUTPUT FORMAT: 'Paraphrase', 'Summary', 'Integrated with citation', and 'Integrity check' blocks.

CONSTRAINTS: Never present another author's idea without attribution, even when paraphrased. Do not distort the original meaning to make it sound more original. If a technical term has no synonym, keep it and note that retaining it is acceptable. Flag if the passage is so distinctive it should simply be quoted directly.

How to use this prompt

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

  2. 2

    Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

  3. 3

    Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

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Role-Based

Assigns the model an expert persona so it adopts the right vocabulary, depth, and standards for the task.

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Self-Critique

Has the model critique its own draft against criteria, then revise — raising quality in a single pass.

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Structured Output

Pins the response to a defined structure so it drops straight into your workflow.

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