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2727-  ** Avoid diminishing words** 
2828  -  "simply", "simple", "just"
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30+ -  ** Avoid [ weasel words] /[ justification filler phrases] ** 
31+   -  "Researchers say that", "it's a best practice".
32+   -  Be cliear and explain the tradeoffs and impacts of a particular solution.
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3034-  ** Be explicit** 
3135  -  Remember people don't always understand your intentions online.
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133137[ challenging to convey emotion and intention online ] : https://thoughtbot.com/blog/empathy-online 
134138[ using labels ] : https://conventionalcomments.org 
135139[ standard ] : https://github.com/testdouble/standard 
140+ [ weasel words ] : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word 
141+ [ justification filler phrases ] : https://serce.me/posts/2025-05-19-justification-filler-phrases 
 
 
   
 
     
   
   
          
    
    
     
    
      
     
     
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