Revises prose for clarity and concision using the Paramedic Method. Use when writing feels wordy, passive, repetitive, or hard to follow and needs tighter, more direct sentences.
Tighten and clarify writing by applying Richard Lanham's Paramedic Method sentence by sentence.
Apply this skill when the user asks for things like:
For each sentence, run these steps in order:
of, in, for, through, with, etc.).is, are, was, were, be, been, being) and test whether a stronger verb can replace them.intention -> intend, elimination -> ).eliminateIf a sentence still feels heavy, run a second pass.
Return:
### What Changed section with concise bullets (no more than 8)If the user asks to learn the method, include:
When trade-offs appear, prioritize in this order:
Before:
The author's intention of the article is to argue for the elimination of the passivity of the learner in college through using recent studies that show the value of collaborative learning in the classroom environment.
After:
The author cites recent research and argues that collaborative learning reduces passivity and increases active classroom learning.
See references/paramedic-method.md for the method checklist and additional examples.