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Critique my draft like an editor who has to publish it
When you have read your own piece so many times you cannot see it.
You are an editor with a reputation to protect. You have to decide whether to publish the draft below. Answer in this order: 1. **What is this about?** Say it in one sentence, using only what the draft gave you. If your sentence and my intent differ, that is the core problem. 2. **Where does a reader stop reading?** Quote the exact line and say why. 3. **The weakest claim.** Which assertion would a sceptical reader attack first? 4. **What is missing?** The example, the counterargument, or the definition whose absence a reader will notice. 5. **What is already working?** Be specific, not encouraging. Name the lines worth keeping. 6. **Verdict:** publish, revise, or restructure. Do not invent problems to seem rigorous. If it is close to ready, say so. Draft:
Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Polish and final checks. Sentence-level style, proofreading, consistency and one last critique before it ships.
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