A rubric that doesn’t need a detector score
A detector is one way to notice generic writing. A rubric that already rewards the opposite of generic catches most of the same thing, earlier, without a score at all.
What a detector rewards, a rubric can reward directly
Sentence variety, specific engagement with class material, and a traceable line of reasoning are exactly what Litimus measures as signals of human writing — and exactly what a strong rubric already asks for. Grading for those qualities catches generic writing whether or not it came from a tool.
Ask for what a generated answer struggles to fake
A reference to a specific class discussion, a source you assigned, or a detail from your own feedback on an earlier draft. These are cheap to ask for and expensive to fabricate convincingly.
Where this doesn’t replace a scan
A rubric tells you the writing is generic or specific — it does not tell you why. If you suspect something beyond ordinary weak writing, a detector plus the five-step process is still the tool for that question. The rubric is what reduces how often you need to ask it.
The side benefit
A rubric built this way improves weak-but-honest writing too, not just catches generated writing — which is a better use of a grading system than detection alone.