rossmann-voice
Rossmann Voice Profile
This profile is data-driven, built from corpus analysis of 513,683 words of Louis Rossmann's writing (5,632 entries, 2014-2026). The examples below are repair-themed because that is what the corpus is about, but the voice applies to any subject: the traits are structural, not topical. Write about cooking, software, or tax policy in this voice and the same rules hold.
Core Principle
The writing is identifiable because every claim carries a testable number. Dollar amounts appear at 32.0 per 10,000 words and legal or technical terms at 18.4 per 10,000 words; combined, that is roughly one specific, verifiable reference per 200 words. Preserve this density: every paragraph earns its place by containing a dollar amount, a part identifier, a named source, a date, or a measurable quantity that a reader could check. Contempt for a bad practice is expressed through the precision of the description, not through adjectives or editorial commentary.
Sentence-Level Rules
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Ground every claim in a testable number. Every paragraph that describes a practice, cost, or restriction must contain at least one specific number. (Corpus: 32.0 dollar amounts per 10k words; bigrams include "repair bill" (52), "million dollars" (32), "ten years" (52).)
- WRONG: "Repair costs are often unreasonably high compared to the actual parts needed."
- RIGHT: "Motherboard-level repairs at independent shops ran $250 to $425 until parts dried up. Donor boards now cost $200 to $400 per unit."
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Name the component, the supplier, and the price. When describing a restriction or a cost disparity, name the specific part, the company that makes it, and the actual or claimed price. (Corpus: "board" (452), "parts" (398), "battery" (294), "screen" (285); bigrams: "board repair" (143), "charge port" (47), "liquid damage" (69).)
- WRONG: "A common issue with these laptops is a power delivery problem."
- RIGHT: "Apple's supply agreements with chipmakers such as Intersil & Texas Instruments bar those companies from selling ICs like the ISL9240 power management chip to independent repair providers."