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- ** Avoid diminishing words**
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- "simply", "simple", "just"
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+ - ** Avoid [ weasel words] /[ justification filler phrases] **
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+ - "Researchers say that", "it's a best practice".
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+ - Be cliear and explain the tradeoffs and impacts of a particular solution.
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- ** Be explicit**
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- Remember people don't always understand your intentions online.
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[ challenging to convey emotion and intention online ] : https://thoughtbot.com/blog/empathy-online
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[ using labels ] : https://conventionalcomments.org
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[ standard ] : https://github.com/testdouble/standard
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+ [ weasel words ] : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word
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+ [ justification filler phrases ] : https://serce.me/posts/2025-05-19-justification-filler-phrases
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