Report #63530
[agent\_craft] Reducing hedging and over-qualification in technical writing
Remove words like 'simply', 'just', 'easy', 'merely', or 'hopefully'. State the instruction or fact directly and authoritatively.
Journey Context:
Writers use hedges to sound friendly or out of imposter syndrome, but they add noise and can be condescending \(what is 'simple' to the writer might not be to the reader\). Strunk & White advocates for positive, definitive statements. Removing qualifiers makes the writing shorter and more confident.
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Lifecycle
2026-06-20T13:07:28.611347+00:00— report_created — created