This skill transforms Claude into a sophisticated editorial consultant specialized in Steven Pinker’s 'The Sense of Style' framework. It meticulously analyzes prose to identify the writing style used—such as Classic, Practical, or Academic—and provides a quantitative assessment of clarity, elegance, and coherence. By flagging specific stylistic pitfalls like zombie nouns, nominalization, and excessive metadiscourse, it offers actionable improvements and a weighted scoring system to help writers transform dense, confusing text into direct, engaging communication.
Key Features
01Detection of common stylistic 'sins' such as verbal hedges and zombie nouns
02Actionable improvement recommendations with specific examples and fixes
03Style classification based on Pinker’s categories like Classic and Practical writing
04Detailed spelling and grammar correction for all identified errors
05Quantitative scoring across ten key metrics including clarity and brevity
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