| name | oiticica-ambiguity |
| description | Apply Oiticica's ambiguity concept in modern English with concise rules, objective rubrics, and concrete contrast. |
Oiticica Ambiguity
Use this skill when reviewing or rewriting English prose where ambiguity is the controlling issue.
Source concept: Ambiguity is a structure that allows more than one meaning when only one is intended.
Rules
- Find the word, pronoun, modifier, punctuation mark, or clause relation that permits two readings.
- State both possible readings.
- Revise so only the intended reading remains.
- Keep useful literary ambiguity only when the task asks for it.
Review Shape
Use the source-model shape for strong models:
Principle:
<oiticica-ambiguity: one sentence naming the concept>
Preserve:
<supplied example text>
Why:
<why the model satisfies the concept>
Rubric:
<at least two objective checks, each marked Pass or Fail>
Use the repair shape for weak passages:
Principle:
<oiticica-ambiguity: one sentence naming the concept>
Weak:
<small passage or paraphrase>
Fault:
<name the exact broken relation>
Better:
<corrected version>
Why:
<explain how the revision restores the relation>
Rubric:
<at least two objective checks, each marked Pass or Fail>
Start Principle with the exact skill name oiticica-ambiguity.
If the prompt says source-model or source-model paraphrase, copy the supplied example in Preserve and do not use repair headings.
Objective Rubric
- At least two readings are named.
- The intended reading is selected.
- The fix removes the unintended reading.
- The revision does not flatten deliberate irony or double meaning.
Pass only when every applicable check passes. If correctness fails, fix or name that failure before judging style.
English Rule
Apply modern English grammar, punctuation, morphology, idiom, and prosody. Do not transfer Portuguese orthography or grammar into English.
Source Boundary
Source notes live in references/notes.md.
Do not invent source quotations. If an example is labeled as a paraphrase or invented passage, preserve that boundary in the review.
When a task asks for a Preserve section, copy the supplied example text exactly; do not replace it with imagined source prose.