humanize-academic-writing

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name: humanize-academic-writing
description: Transform AI-generated academic text into natural, human-like scholarly writing for social sciences. Detects AI patterns (repetitive structures, abstract language, mechanical flow) and rewrites with authentic academic voice. Use when revising AI-drafted papers, improving writing naturalness, reducing AI detection markers, or when user mentions humanizing text, academic writing quality, or social science writing for non-native English speakers.
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# Humanize Academic Writing for Social Sciences

## Academic Integrity Statement

**Purpose**: This skill helps researchers improve the quality and naturalness of their **own original ideas** expressed through AI-assisted writing tools.

**Ethical Use**:
- ✅ Revising AI-drafted text based on your own research and ideas
- ✅ Improving writing quality for non-native English speakers  
- ✅ Learning better academic writing patterns
- ❌ Using AI to generate ideas you don't understand
- ❌ Submitting work that doesn't represent your intellectual contribution

**Principle**: The goal is authentic scholarly communication, not deception.

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## Target Audience

Non-native English speakers in social sciences (sociology, anthropology, political science, education, psychology) who:
- Have original ideas and research
- Used AI tools to draft their text
- Need to humanize the writing style
- Want to reduce obvious AI patterns

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## When to Use This Skill

- User has AI-generated draft based on their own ideas
- Text feels "too perfect," mechanical, or repetitive
- Need to reduce AI detection markers
- Want authentic academic voice for social science writing
- Paragraph transitions feel robotic
- Language is overly abstract without concrete examples

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## Core Workflow

### Step 1: Analyze the Text

First, run the AI detection analyzer to identify problematic patterns:

```bash
python scripts/ai_detector.py input.txt
```

The analyzer identifies:
- Repetitive sentence structures and lengths
- Overused AI transition phrases (Moreover, Furthermore, Additionally)
- Abstract/vague language patterns ("various aspects", "in terms of")
- Mechanical paragraph transitions
- Unnatural word choices for social sciences
- Low vocabulary diversity (Type-Token Ratio)
- Excessive passive voice
- Consecutive sentence similarity

**Output**: AI probability score + specific issues marked per paragraph

### Step 2: Apply Targeted Rewriting Strategies

Based on detected issues, apply these fixes:

#### Strategy 1: Vary Sentence Rhythm (Fix Uniformity)

**AI Pattern**: All sentences are similar length (15-20 words)

**Human Fix**: Mix short (5-10), medium (15-20), and long (25-35) sentences

Example:
- AI: "This study examines social media impact. The research focuses on young adults. The analysis considers multiple factors."
- Human: "This study examines social media's impact on young adults, considering factors ranging from identity formation to civic engagement."

#### Strategy 2: Reduce Abstract Scaffolding

**AI Pattern**: Vague placeholder phrases that say little

Common culprits:
- "various aspects"
- "in terms of"
- "it is important to note that"
- "multiple factors"
- "different perspectives"

**Human Fix**: Replace with specific concepts, named theories, concrete examples

Example:
- AI: "In terms of the various aspects of social interaction, multiple factors play important roles."
- Human: "Social interaction depends on trust, reciprocity, and shared norms—factors that vary across cultural contexts."

#### Strategy 3: Eliminate Mechanical Transitions

**AI Pattern**: Overusing formal connectors at sentence starts

Overused words:
- Moreover,
- Furthermore,
- Additionally,
- In addition,
- It is important to note that

**Human Fix**: Use diverse transition strategies:
- Direct logical flow (no connector needed)
- "This pattern echoes..."
- "Building on this insight..."
- "Yet" / "Still" / "However" (sparingly)
- Implicit connections through content

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