Content Sin
Anti-slop category for claims without evidence, solution-before-problem framing, or benefits stated without proof.
Content sins are the fourth layer of anti-slop detection, targeting logical and persuasion failures that make content unconvincing to experienced buyers. Key detections: unsubstantiated claims ("dramatically improves" with no data), solution-before-problem (leading with what the product does before establishing why anyone should care), features-as-benefits (describing capabilities instead of outcomes), missing "so what" (stating a fact without connecting it to the reader's situation), and assumed pain (asserting the reader has a problem without validating it). Content sins automatically trigger the Skeptical Buyer critique for deeper evaluation. The fix pattern: for every claim, add the evidence; for every feature, add the outcome; for every assertion, add the "you'd recognize this if" qualifier that lets the reader self-select.
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