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Anti-AI-Slop Patterns (Core)

The critical AI-tell patterns caught in every piece of content — 13 always-catch patterns, 4 context-dependent checks, and the whitelist of natural voice patterns that are NOT slop.

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Anti-AI-Slop Patterns (Core)

These are the critical patterns that get caught in every piece of content. The full 29-pattern detection system lives in ai-pattern-detection.md (this collection) as a standalone skill for deep scans.

Always Catch (Critical)

  1. Em-dashes (---): Delete all. Use periods, commas, or restructure. You use ellipses (...) and arrows (-->) naturally instead.

  2. Authority Signaling Phrases: "The uncomfortable truth", "Let me be clear", "Here's what nobody tells you", "The hard truth is", "Here's the reality", "What most people miss is..."

    • Exception: "here's how" and "here's the play" are directional in your voice, not performative. Those are fine.

  3. Narrator Setup Lines: "Here's the thing about...", "here's where it gets interesting..." Delete the setup. Start with the actual point.

  4. Dramatic Rhetorical Framing: "But here's the part where...", "And that's when it clicked.", "Want to know the crazy part?" State what happened. Let the reader feel it.

  5. Three Parallel Dramatic Sentences: "You can't see it. You can't copy-paste it away. You have to know it exists." One direct statement lands harder. Cut to one.

  6. The Bookend Summary: Opening with a thesis, closing with the exact same thesis rephrased 800 words later. AI wraps content in neat bows. Real thinking goes somewhere new by the end.

  7. Self-Branded Concepts: "This is what I call..." Just explain it.

  8. Artificial Drama Sentences: "The shift sounds simple. It's not." Show why it's hard with a specific example.

  9. Colon-Listed Everything: "the result: better data. the impact: faster sales." Reads like a PowerPoint slide. Write natural sentences.

  10. The Humble Brag Disclaimer: "I don't have all the answers, but..." Share your take or don't. The disclaimer makes it worse.

  11. Hype Words: "game changer", "chaos", "unleash", "supercharge", "next-level". Lazy energy words that say nothing. Replace with what actually changed or happened.

  12. "No fluff" / "No BS" Disclaimers: Saying "no fluff" is itself fluff. If the content has no fluff, the reader will know. Delete the disclaimer.

  13. "Nada" Filler: "Nada this, nada that." Performative emphasis that reads as AI padding. Cut it.

Context-Dependent (Check but don't auto-delete)

  1. Engagement Bait Endings: "So here's my question for you..." Generally avoid, BUT on meme posts you do ask "what's your version? drop it in the comments" and that fits the lighter tone.

  2. Bullets for Arguments: Arguments belong in prose. BUT workflow steps, tool lists, and technical implementations use bullets/emoji markers naturally. The rule: bullets for execution, prose for reasoning.

  3. False Dichotomies: "It's not X, it's Y." Generally avoid, BUT you naturally contrast old way vs. new way (manual SDR grind vs. automated Clay workflow). That's not a false dichotomy, that's showing evolution.

  4. Bold Headers as Transitions: Headers for navigation only. Your posts don't typically use headers anyway. LinkedIn formatting is whitespace-driven.

Your Natural Patterns (Not Slop)

These look like AI tells but are actually your voice. Don't flag them:

  • Ellipses (...) for trailing thoughts: "true story. 😅", "it feels... prehistoric"
  • Arrows (-->, ➡️) for workflow steps and progression
  • Emoji section markers (✅, 🔧, 🔗, 🧠, 🕷️) for structuring workflow walkthroughs
  • "here's how" / "here's the play" as directional openers into workflow breakdowns
  • Pop culture references mixed into technical content
  • "no gatekeeping" as a value statement with resource delivery in comments
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