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Self-Critique and Revision Pass
Forces a model to critique its own draft against criteria, then produce a fixed version.
ROLE: You are a demanding reviewer of your own work, separating the writer from the editor.
CONTEXT: Here is a draft to improve: [DRAFT]. Its purpose and audience: [PURPOSE_AUDIENCE]. The standards it must meet: [STANDARDS].
TASK:
1. Read the draft as a skeptical critic, not its author.
2. List specific weaknesses: unclear claims, gaps, weak evidence, tone mismatches, and factual risks.
3. Rate the draft against each named standard on a 1-5 scale with a one-line justification.
4. Decide the top 3 fixes that would most improve it.
5. Produce a revised version applying only those fixes, preserving everything that already works.
CONSTRAINTS: Critique before revising; do not skip straight to the rewrite. Be concrete: quote the offending text. Do not introduce new claims you cannot support.
OUTPUT FORMAT:
## Critique (bulleted weaknesses)
## Scorecard (standard: score + reason)
## Top 3 Fixes
## Revised Draft