LLM Writing Tropes.md
6 hours ago
- #AI writing
- #writing tropes
- #avoid cliches
- The text outlines common AI writing tropes to avoid, categorized into word choice, sentence structure, paragraph structure, tone, formatting, and composition.
- Word choice tropes include overuse of adverbs like 'quietly' and 'deeply', and pompous alternatives to simple verbs like 'serves as'.
- Sentence structure tropes include negative parallelism ('It's not X -- it's Y'), dramatic countdown patterns ('Not X. Not Y. Just Z.'), and rhetorical question patterns ('The X? A Y.').
- Paragraph structure tropes include excessive short punchy fragments and disguised listicles ('The first... The second... The third...').
- Tone tropes include false suspense transitions ('Here's the kicker'), patronizing analogies ('Think of it as...'), and grandiose stakes inflation ('This will fundamentally reshape...').
- Formatting tropes include overuse of em-dashes, bold-first bullets, and Unicode decorations like arrows and smart quotes.
- Composition tropes include fractal summaries, dead metaphors, historical analogy stacking, and content duplication.