clarity-streamline

Simplify without losing essential accuracy. Identifies what's load-bearing versus decorative. Ensures difficulty comes from subject matter, not expression. Use when: (1) asked to simplify complex writing, reduce wordiness, or make text more concise, (2) writing contains sentences longer than 40 words with multiple nested clauses or subordinate constructions, (3) documentation explains information the reader can infer from context, examples, or prior knowledge, (4) draft uses ceremonial phrases like "it should be noted that," "generally speaking," or "for all intents and purposes," (5) the same concept appears in multiple restatements without adding new dimensions of understanding, (6) choosing between two phrasings that convey identical semantic content with different word counts, (7) the ratio of function words to content words exceeds typical prose patterns, (8) context indicates the audience needs rapid information processing like technical documentation or reference material, (9) previous feedback indicates readers found the explanation harder to follow than the concept warranted