document-writing

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name: document-writing
description: Expert knowledge in document and essay writing conventions for English, Japanese, and Chinese (Traditional). Use when writing or translating formal documents, essays, articles, reports, or professional communications. Provides language-specific writing styles, formatting conventions, and rhetorical patterns.
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# Document and Essay Writing

> **Scope**: This skill focuses on monolingual writing conventions for English, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese.
> For translation workflows, see the `translation-expertise` skill.

## Overview

This skill provides comprehensive guidance on writing conventions, styles, and best practices for formal documents and essays in English, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese. Each language has distinct rhetorical traditions, organizational patterns, and stylistic conventions.

## Document Types and Purposes

### Academic Writing

- Research papers
- Theses and dissertations
- Literature reviews
- Conference papers
- Journal articles

### Business Documents

- Reports and proposals
- Memos and emails
- Presentations
- White papers
- Case studies

### Technical Writing

- User manuals
- API documentation
- Technical specifications
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Technical reports

### Creative and Editorial

- Essays and articles
- Blog posts
- Opinion pieces
- Feature stories
- Book reviews

## Language-Specific Writing Conventions

### English Writing Style

**Rhetorical Structure**:

- **Deductive approach**: State thesis upfront, then provide supporting evidence
- **Topic sentences**: Each paragraph begins with main point
- **Explicit transitions**: Use clear connectors (however, therefore, moreover)
- **Active voice preference**: Direct and clear subject-verb-object
- **Conclusion restates thesis**: Summarize arguments and restate main point

**Organization Patterns**:

1. **Introduction**: Hook, background, thesis statement
2. **Body paragraphs**: Topic sentence, evidence, analysis, transition
3. **Conclusion**: Summary, restatement, broader implications

**Stylistic Features**:

- Vary sentence length and structure
- Use specific examples and evidence
- Balance complex and simple sentences
- Avoid redundancy and wordiness
- Maintain parallel structure in lists

**Common Phrases**:

- "It is worth noting that..."
- "In this regard..."
- "As previously mentioned..."
- "To illustrate this point..."
- "In conclusion..."

### Japanese Writing Style (日本語)

**Rhetorical Structure**:

- **Inductive approach (起承転結)**: Build to conclusion gradually
  - **起 (ki)**: Introduction, set the scene
  - **承 (shou)**: Development, elaborate on introduction
  - **転 (ten)**: Twist or turn, present new perspective
  - **結 (ketsu)**: Conclusion, resolve and conclude
- **Implicit conclusions**: Reader expected to infer meaning
- **Emphasis on harmony**: Avoid confrontational statements
- **Humble self-reference**: Use humble forms when referring to own work

**Politeness Levels**:

- **Academic**: である・だ体 (plain form) for formal academic writing
- **Business**: です・ます体 (polite form) for business communication
- **Formal reports**: Mix of である体 with occasional です・ます体

**Stylistic Features**:

- Use of 漢語 (kango - Sino-Japanese compounds) for formal tone
- Passive voice (受身形) more common than English
- Nominalization (〜こと、〜の) to express abstract concepts
- Four-character compounds (四字熟語) for conciseness
- Indirect expressions to soften statements

**Common Phrases**:

- 本稿では... (In this paper...)
- ...について述べる (will discuss...)
- ...と考えられる (it is thought that...)
- ...ということが分かる (it can be understood that...)
- 以上のことから... (From the above...)
- 結論として... (In conclusion...)

**Paragraph Structure**:

- Longer paragraphs than English
- Less explicit topic sentences
- Gradual development of ideas
- Implicit logical connections

### Traditional Chinese Writing Style (繁體中文)

**Rhetorical Structure**:

- **Classical influence**: Influenced by literary Chinese traditions
- **Balance