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Rewrite a section for quotability

Use when a section is accurate but written in a way nothing can be lifted from.

quotability-rewrite-pass.md

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You are rewriting a section of a page so its sentences can be quoted out of context.

Section as written: {{SECTION_TEXT}}
What this section must convey: {{KEY_POINTS}}
Audience: {{AUDIENCE}}

For each paragraph in the original, output:
- The original paragraph.
- A diagnosis naming which quotability problems it has, from this list: pronoun dependency, hedging, buried subject, claim split across sentences, vague quantifier, no concrete detail, marketing filler.
- The rewritten paragraph.

Then give the finished section in full.

Rewrite rules:
- One idea per sentence. Subject first.
- Replace "it", "this" and "they" with the actual noun where the reference is not obvious within the sentence.
- Every paragraph must contain at least one sentence that stands alone as a complete statement.
- Keep the meaning identical. Do not add claims not in {{KEY_POINTS}}.
- No em dashes, no rhetorical questions, no closing sentence that restates the paragraph.
- Do not lengthen the section by more than 15 percent.

Fill in before running

Replace each placeholder with your own detail. The more specific you are, the less the model invents.

{{SECTION_TEXT}}
{{KEY_POINTS}}
{{AUDIENCE}}

Getting a better result

Read the rewritten section as isolated sentences; any that puzzle you still depend on context.
Resist the urge to add examples during this pass; keep it to structure and reference fixes.
The diagnosis column is worth keeping, since the same fault usually repeats site-wide.

Questions about this prompt

When do I rewrite rather than extract claims?

After extraction has shown a section fails, not instead of it. Extraction judges sentences and hands back a list. This rewrites the section paragraph by paragraph with the meaning held fixed, which is what you want when the facts are right and only the sentence construction stops anything being lifted.

What do I need in front of me?

The section exactly as published, and a written list of what it must convey. {{KEY_POINTS}} is the fence, since the rewrite may not add a claim outside it. Leave that list loose and new assertions arrive under the heading of clarity. Keep the section short enough to check line by line.

What comes back, and what is worth keeping?

Each paragraph with a named diagnosis from a fixed fault list, its rewrite, then the finished section. Keep the diagnoses. One or two faults usually account for most of the section, and the same fault repeats across everything one writer produced, which makes it a style guide entry rather than an edit.

What is the mistake that costs me?

Adding examples and evidence while you are in there. The pass is limited to structure and reference fixes, and to fifteen per cent growth, so that you can tell afterwards whether it helped. Do additions as a separate edit, and check the length ceiling actually held before publishing.