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malaise

(269,365 posts) Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:05 PM Jul 2016

Chances that Melania Trump didn't plagiarize Michelle Obama? Less than one in a trillion

It looks like it's pretty safe to rule out any chance that Melania Trump's plagiarism of Michelle Obama's convention speech was an accident. Despite some defenders saying Melania Trump lifted words "coincidentally," the Washingtonian used Turnitin.com to find that "the likelihood that a 16-word match," like the one between Trump's speech and Obama's, is "'just a coincidence' is less than 1 in a trillion." The longest match between the two speeches is 23 words:

http://theweek.com/speedreads/636988/chances-that-melania-trump-didnt-plagiarize-michelle-obama-less-than-1-trillion

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Chances that Melania Trump didn't plagiarize Michelle Obama? Less than one in a trillion (Original Post) malaise Jul 2016 OP

The really hilarious thing is that the speechwriter also rickrolled her: Nye Bevan Jul 2016 #1

Hehehehehhe malaise Jul 2016 #4

It's absolutely hilarious watching Republicans try to defend this flaming turd. sarae Jul 2016 #2

It's crazy malaise Jul 2016 #5

So you're telling me there's a chance! Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2016 #3

Just a little mistake malaise Jul 2016 #6

Now they're so desperate, they're quoting Sparkle Pony to try to deflect suffragette Jul 2016 #7

Four times greater than winning PowerBall. lpbk2713 Jul 2016 #8

Oh My malaise Jul 2016 #9

Bad math on my part. lpbk2713 Jul 2016 #10

I was hoping someone would figure this out! Thanks! HuckleB Jul 2016 #11

I knew someone would check Turnitin malaise Jul 2016 #15

Nice. HuckleB Jul 2016 #16

It was kind of plagiarism a school kid would do Trekologer Jul 2016 #12

I once had a student who stole two sentences from malaise Jul 2016 #17

This involves math and science... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #13

K&R Solly Mack Jul 2016 #14

1 in a trillion for a 16-word match. What about a 23-word match? SunSeeker Jul 2016 #18

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

1. The really hilarious thing is that the speechwriter also rickrolled her:

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:09 PM

Jul 2016

The rickroll along with the deliberate insertion of the sure-to-be-discovered plagiarized passages strongly suggests deliberate sabotage.

malaise

(269,365 posts)

4. Hehehehehhe

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:23 PM

Jul 2016

The defense is crazy

sarae

(3,284 posts)

2. It's absolutely hilarious watching Republicans try to defend this flaming turd.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:20 PM

Jul 2016

malaise

(269,365 posts)

5. It's crazy

Reply to sarae (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:23 PM

Jul 2016

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,235 posts)

3. So you're telling me there's a chance!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:21 PM

Jul 2016

malaise

(269,365 posts)

6. Just a little mistake

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:25 PM

Jul 2016

We expel students from universities for plagiarism

suffragette

(12,232 posts)

7. Now they're so desperate, they're quoting Sparkle Pony to try to deflect

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:26 PM

Jul 2016

From that.

Odds are NOT in their favor.

lpbk2713

(42,777 posts)

8. Four times greater than winning PowerBall.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:28 PM

Jul 2016

BWAHAHAHA

malaise

(269,365 posts)

9. Oh My

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:29 PM

Jul 2016

Isn't that something

lpbk2713

(42,777 posts)

10. Bad math on my part.

Reply to malaise (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:32 PM

Jul 2016

That would be a Billion to one.

A Trillion to one is unimaginable.

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

11. I was hoping someone would figure this out! Thanks!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:36 PM

Jul 2016

malaise

(269,365 posts)

15. I knew someone would check Turnitin

Reply to HuckleB (Reply #11)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:11 PM

Jul 2016

It's used across the globe

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

16. Nice.

Reply to malaise (Reply #15)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:13 PM

Jul 2016

It's new to me.

Trekologer

(1,002 posts)

12. It was kind of plagiarism a school kid would do

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:49 PM

Jul 2016

Change a word here, drop a word there, and pray the teacher didn't find out.

malaise

(269,365 posts)

17. I once had a student who stole two sentences from

Reply to Trekologer (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:15 PM

Jul 2016

10 different web sites. The problem for me was that all ten were in perfect English and I knew she had language problems so I did a check.

tallahasseedem

(6,716 posts)

13. This involves math and science...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:51 PM

Jul 2016

they don't believe in that. Plus, Hillary made her do it, the media is mean, and double standards.

Solly Mack

(90,803 posts)

14. K&R

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:05 PM

Jul 2016

SunSeeker

(51,827 posts)

18. 1 in a trillion for a 16-word match. What about a 23-word match?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 05:37 PM

Jul 2016

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