stop-slop

Apply the stop-slop rules: cut throat-clearing openers and adverbs, replace binary contrasts with direct statements, use active voice with named actors, and vary sentence rhythm. Score the result on five dimensions and revise anything below 35 out of 50.

The most common patterns are openers like "Here's the thing", binary contrasts like "not X, it's Y", adverbs like "really" and "actually", false agency like "the decision emerges", and three-item lists with punchy paragraph endings.

Find the actor behind each action and make them the sentence subject. Replace constructions like "mistakes were made" or "the decision was reached" with the specific person or team who acted.

Yes. It includes a business jargon replacement table covering terms like navigate, unpack, lean into, and deep dive, mapping each to plain-language alternatives suitable for professional and marketing contexts.

Avoid applying them mechanically to dialogue, poetry, or deliberate stylistic choices where fragmentation or repetition serves a purpose. The rules target expository prose where clarity and directness matter most.