'Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery'. It's the oft trotted-out phrase created presumably to placate those who have been pushed into the shade by a copy-cat, ostensibly taking full credit for something they didn't produce.
That phrase seldom placates anybody, least of all a university lecturer after popular plagiarism software Turnitin has discovered an essay with more red flags than the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix. Not that this author ever went through that process, although it fleetingly became a consideration after too many late nights in a library...
But you can't put a Formula 1 car through Turnitin.