10 Tells That Text Came From ChatGPT (With Fixes)

The big ten

• Transition chains — furthermore, moreover, additionally stacked across paragraphs. Fix: delete most; let ideas connect themselves.
• Uniform sentences — every sentence 15–20 words. Fix: cut one to five words; let another run long.
• The rule of three — endless triplets ("clear, concise, and compelling"). Fix: keep one triplet per page, break the rest.
• Hedged everything — "can potentially help to". Fix: commit — "helps".
• Empty openers — "In today's fast-paced world". Fix: start with the actual point.
• Corporate glosses — seamless, robust, holistic, leverage. Fix: plain words.
• Symmetrical paragraphs — each exactly 3–4 sentences. Fix: one-sentence paragraph somewhere.
• Restating the question before answering it. Fix: answer first.
• Zero specifics — no numbers, names, or examples. Fix: add one concrete detail per claim.
• The tidy summary — "In conclusion" repeating everything. Fix: end on your strongest point instead.

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