Meaning of tortured phrase | Babel Free

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Synonym of Rogetism.

Examples

“The present⟳ study⟳ aims at investigating how tortured phrases, that are not yet listed, can be detected automatically.”

“This paper highlights the existence of “tortured phrases” in select⟳ Covid-19 literature, arguing that they could serve⟳ as a class of epistemic marker when evaluating the integrity of the scientific and biomedical literature.”

“Whereas some “tortured phrases” might represent⟳ simple mistranslations, in other cases, an abundance of such terms in a single preprint might reveal⟳ a more serious ethical issue⟳, such as the undeclared use⟳ of a paper mill or an unprofessional editing service.”

“These tortured phrases, e.g. flag to clamor instead of signal to noise, are the results of paraphrasing tools used to escape⟳ plagiarism detection.”

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