| name | oiticica-concision |
| description | Apply Oiticica's concision concept in modern English with concise rules, objective rubrics, and concrete contrast. |
Oiticica Concision
Use this skill when reviewing or rewriting English prose where concision is the controlling issue.
Source concept: Concision expresses aspects, facts, or opinions with the fewest words compatible with the other qualities.
Rules
- Remove superfluous aspects, episodes, opinions, adjectives, periphrases, redundant clauses, and avoidable subordination.
- Do not cut words that carry correctness, clarity, harmony, originality, or vigor.
- Prefer the direct noun or verb over a circumlocution.
- Keep only details that affect the total impression, action, or argument.
Review Shape
Use the source-model shape for strong models:
Principle:
<oiticica-concision: 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-concision: 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-concision.
If the prompt says source-model or source-model paraphrase, copy the supplied example in Preserve and do not use repair headings.
Objective Rubric
- Every retained word changes meaning, rhythm, emphasis, or relation.
- No stock adjective repeats what the noun already implies.
- Long subordinate clauses are reduced or coordinated when clarity improves.
- The shorter version preserves all necessary facts.
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.