Skill
Strip the tells out of writing that reads as machine-made.
Works through the specific tells — the delve-and-tapestry vocabulary, the endless triads, sentences all the same length, hedges that cancel the claim, the conclusion paragraph nobody needs — and replaces them with plainer writing. Keeps the argument and the technical precision exactly as they were.
The full instructions this skill installs.
Use this when a draft is technically fine but reads as machine-written.
Work through these in order. They account for most of it.
Vocabulary that gives it away. Delve, tapestry, testament, realm, landscape, navigate (figuratively), leverage (as a verb), robust, seamless, unlock, harness, foster, underscore, pivotal, crucial, myriad. Replace with the plain word. If there is no plain word, the sentence may not be saying anything.
The triad. Three parallel items where two would do, endlessly. "Clear, concise, and compelling." Real writing is lumpy — vary the count.
Sentences of identical length. Machine prose runs 15 to 20 words a sentence, forever. Break the pattern. Use a short one. Then let a longer one run on past where the rhythm expects it to stop.
Hedged into meaninglessness. "This can potentially help to improve" — say whether it helps.
The summary paragraph nobody needs. "In conclusion, we have explored..." Cut it entirely. The reader was there.
Contrast scaffolding. "It is not just X, it is Y." "This is not merely a Z." Once is a rhetorical move; three times is a tic.
Everything is significant. If every finding is important, crucial, and vital, none of them are. Reserve emphasis for what earns it.
The rewrite, plus a note on which tells were the worst offenders so they can catch them next time.
