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Style: Analytical

Best Fit​

Comparisons, tradeoff analysis, postmortems, research summaries.

Rules​

Rule: Make the Evaluation Criteria Explicit​

Description: Show how conclusions are derived. Negative example: "Option B is better." Positive example: "Option B performs better on cost, speed, and failure recovery."

Rule: Separate Observation From Interpretation​

Description: Distinguish raw signals from conclusions. Negative example: Treating a correlation as a causal conclusion. Positive example: "Metric X rose after change Y; causality is plausible but not yet isolated."

Rule: Surface Tradeoffs Early​

Description: Analytical writing should not hide downside risk. Negative example: Only upsides presented. Positive example: "This improves speed but reduces flexibility in edge cases."