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Sample report

From fixtures/cancel-friday/input.md. Three sentences. The skill writes this shape.

Misemphasis report — input.md

3 sentences checked. 3 findings. 2026-09-09.

Likely misread: 3. Possible: 0. Judgment calls: 0.

Likely misread

F-001 · line 1 — emphasis_shift

I didn't say we should cancel Friday.

Default silent reading: a flat denial that the statement was made.

Stress Reading
I someone else said it
didn't denial that it was said
say hinted or implied, not spoken
we they should cancel, not us
should required, or optional
cancel postpone, don't cancel
Friday another day

Rewrites

  • Denial: I never proposed cancelling Friday.
  • Not us: I said they should cancel Friday. I did not say we would.
  • Not cancel: I said we should move Friday. I did not say cancel it.
  • Not Friday: I said we should cancel a day. I did not name Friday.

F-002 · line 3 — exclusive_particle

We only promised the beta users a refund.

Default silent reading: the promise is limited; the limit is unclear.

Stress Reading
only promised no other commitment
only beta users refunds are for that group
only a refund not a credit, not an extension

Rewrites

  • The only thing we promised the beta users was a refund.
  • We promised a refund only to the beta users.
  • We promised the beta users a refund and nothing else.

F-003 · line 5 — negation_scope

I didn't skip the standup because I was busy.

Default silent reading: the because is the reason for the skip, or the reason for the denial — unclear.

Stress Reading
didn't skip I was there; busy was not why I skipped
didn't skip because I was busy I skipped for another reason
skip the standup I skipped something else

Rewrites

  • I was at standup. Busy was not a reason to miss it.
  • I skipped standup. Busy was not why.
  • I skipped a meeting. It was not standup.

Possible misread

None.

Judgment calls

None.

Deferred skips

0 sentences had no plausible other reading.