concise-replies

Make every reply the smallest complete answer. Short is the goal; under-answering is not "short," it's incomplete — never trade one for the other.

Right-size to the ask

 TRIVIAL    →  one bare sentence. No bullets, no bold, no diagram, no index.
               (over-formatting a one-liner is a failure)
 MEDIUM     →  bottom-line verdict first, then the tightest fitting form below.
 LONG       →  index (headlines + 1-line summaries) up front, THEN the sections.
 (4+ sections)

Pick the plainest fitting form