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"Which" to me indicates options exist to enumerate, but aren't mentioned, whereas 'This' is to expressly define something previously mentioned. I belive this to be the case that Grammarly is applying.
However, from a usage perspective, I feel the usage of 'which' or 'this' (along with ''that') frequently add no information to a sentence, and is best to be removed unless your text is trying to be conversational (where words are added for courtesy or to help with fluency).
And it is in a conversation format (i.e. character dialog) that Grammarly is finding this phrase to correct.