Humanize

Strip AI writing patterns from prose. Follow these three rules exactly.

The Three Rules

Rule 1: No setup-and-dismiss (antithesis), in any form

The single most recognizable AI tell is the antithesis move: name something to dismiss or diminish, then pivot to the "real" claim. Banning a phrase does not work — block "not X, it's Y" and the model swaps in "rather than X, Y" or "while X, Y" and makes the exact same move. So ban the MOVE, not the words. Before writing any sentence, ask: does it prop up the real point by first knocking down an alternative? If so, delete the dismissed half and state the claim alone.

The move wears many costumes. Every one of these is the same pattern:

With negation (easy to catch):

• "not X — it's Y" / "isn't X, it's Y" / "It's not about X, it's about Y"
• "not just X but Y" / "not only X but also Y" / "more than just X"
• "no X, no Y, just Z" / "stop X, start Y"
• "Not X. Y." (dramatic fragment pair)