Cut filler phrases. Remove throat-clearing openers and emphasis crutches. See references/phrases.md.

Avoid AI words. Words overused by AI that signal machine-generated text. See references/words.md.

Break formulaic structures. Avoid binary contrasts, dramatic fragmentation, rhetorical setups. See references/structures.md.

Vary rhythm. Mix sentence lengths. Two items beat three. End paragraphs differently.

Trust readers. State facts directly. Skip softening, justification, hand-holding.

Cut quotables. If it sounds like a pull-quote, rewrite it.