What it does
Misemphasis is an installable writing skill for AI agents. It finds sentences a reader could interpret differently from what you intend.
An agent reads the skill and writes a report of the live readings, plus candidate wording for each meaning you might choose.
Get started — install the skill in your agent, then use it.
Text has no intonation. The silent reader supplies one. It may not be yours. A rewrite can make the intended claim explicit. It cannot lock every reader to one interpretation.
The teaching sentence is I didn't say we should cancel Friday: seven words, seven claims. A shorter two-meaning case, We only promised the beta users a refund, is on the home page.
What it reads, writes, and changes
| Reads | A file, a selection, or a paste |
| Writes | report.md |
| Changes | Nothing. You choose a rewrite and apply it yourself |
| Bucket | Means |
|---|---|
| Likely misread | A typical silent reader could take the wrong one |
| Possible misread | Available if someone goes looking |
| Judgment call | Context probably settles it, still worth a glance |
A sentence with one obvious reading is not a finding. Example that should pass: The standup is Tuesday at 3pm in room 12.
What it checks
- Emphasis shift. Stress on a different word changes who, what, or whether.
- Negation scope. What not attaches to.
- Exclusive particles. Only, even, just.
- Pronoun stress. Which referent the contrast picks.
- Quantifier scope. All, some, any under negation.
Grammar, tone, and structure stay out.
A sample report. The report shape.