AEO Content Patterns

AI engines extract answers at the sentence level. They scan your page, identify the most relevant sentences, and lift them into a generated answer. The sentences they choose follow specific patterns: declarative, factual, self-contained, and specific. Sentences that don't match these patterns get skipped — even if the page ranks #1 in Google.

This skill covers the writing patterns that AI engines extract most reliably. Apply them to every page targeting AI search.

The Extractability Principle

An extractable sentence is one an AI engine can lift from your page and drop into an answer without modification. It makes sense on its own, contains a complete thought, and includes enough specificity to be useful.

Extractable:

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Not extractable:

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The first sentence can be lifted verbatim into an AI answer. The second says nothing that could be cited.