Editing Research/Fiction Writing/AI Prose Strengthen (section)

=== Adversarial editing as the strongest revision pattern ===

<code>adversarial_edit.py</code> asks a judge to identify 10–20 exact passages to cut or rewrite and classify them as:

* FAT — adds nothing
* REDUNDANT — restates what was already shown
* OVER-EXPLAIN — explains what the scene demonstrated
* GENERIC — could appear in any story
* TELL — names emotion/state instead of dramatizing it
* STRUCTURAL — disrupts pacing or rhythm

The key research finding: asking “what would you cut?” is more useful than asking for a general quality score. Absolute 1–10 scoring compresses; specific cut lists produce revision plans.