I’m going to play devil’s advocate here and say that sometimes these services get a bad rap for no reason. Look, I’m not saying go buy an essay and claim it as your own—that’s dumb. But using them as a reference tool? Or to get model papers on a topic you’re stuck on? That can actually be helpful if you use it ethically.
I’ve used Ultius once for an outline when I had zero idea how to organize my lit review. I didn’t submit their words, but it gave me the structure I needed to write my own thing. Saved my grade, honestly.
Just be smart about it. Don’t copy-paste, don’t be lazy. Use the brain you got into college with. And if you're really worried, ask the service if they have plagiarism guarantees or if they let you just download samples. Better safe than sorry!
