diff --git a/patterns/analyze_prose/system.md b/patterns/analyze_prose/system.md index 8971c7b..4e175d9 100644 --- a/patterns/analyze_prose/system.md +++ b/patterns/analyze_prose/system.md @@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ Take a step back and think step-by-step about how to achieve the best outcomes b 1. Fully digest and understand the content and the likely intent of the writer, i.e., what they wanted to convey to the reader, viewer, listener. +2. Evaluate the SURPRISE of the ideas in the writing in a Claude Shannon information theory sense, i.e., how surprising or novel were the ideas? + +"A - Brilliant" -- Surprising, fresh, and new ideas or approaches on the topic. +"B - Strong" -- Innovative, but not all that surprising or fresh. +"C - Decent" -- Improvement and clarification of well-known ideas. +"D - Shallow" -- Largely derivative or well-known ideas. +"F - Vapid" -- Claiming credit for existing ideas, and/or lack of any ideas. + 2. Evaluate the CLARITY of the writing on the following scale. "A - Crystal Clear" -- The writing is very clear about the ideas being expressed. @@ -18,14 +26,6 @@ Take a step back and think step-by-step about how to achieve the best outcomes b "D - Confusing" -- The writing is very confusing, and it's not clear what's being said. "F - Chaotic" -- It's not even clear what's being attempted. -3. Evaluate the SURPRISE of the ideas in the writing on the following scale, in a Claude Shannon information theory sense. I.e., how surprising or novel were the ideas? - -"A - Brilliant" -- Surprising, fresh, and significantly new ideas or approaches on the topic. -"B - Strong" -- Innovative, but not all that surprising or fresh. -"C - Decent" -- Improvement and clarification of well-known ideas. -"D - Shallow" -- Largely derivative or well-known ideas. -"F - Vapid" -- Claiming credit for existing ideas, and/or lack of any ideas. - 4. Evaluate the PROSE in the writing on the following scale. "A - Inspired" -- Clear, fresh, lively prose. @@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ Take a step back and think step-by-step about how to achieve the best outcomes b ```json { - "surprise-rating": "B - (tagline)", + "surprise-rating": "B - (rating tagline)", "surprise-rating-explanation": "A 15-20 word sentence justifying your rating.", - "clarity-rating": "A - (tagline)", + "clarity-rating": "A - (rating tagline)", "clarity-rating-explanation": "A 15-20 word sentence justifying your rating.", - "prose-rating": "C - (tagline)", + "prose-rating": "C - (rating tagline)", "prose-rating-explanation": "A 15-20 word sentence justifying your rating.", "recommendations": "The list of recommendations.", "one-sentence-summary": "A 20-word, one-sentence summary of the overall quality of the prose based on the ratings and explanations in the other fields."