convert-bullshit-filter

# Convert Bullshit Filter - The Adversarial Coaching Pass > *"Would I actually say this to someone I'm trying to help?"* - The Donahoe Method, Voice Rules The Bullshit Filter is one question. It's also the single most important question in the Method. This skill runs the Filter as an **adversarial coaching pass** - not a verdict. It refuses to grade copy as "passed" or "failed." Instead, it forces three concrete actions on every draft: 1. **Quote the 3 weakest lines** in the draft, even if the draft seems strong. There is always a worst sentence; this skill identifies it. 2. **Produce 3 alternative rewrites** of each weakest line, so the writer sees the actual menu of voicing choices instead of accepting an AI's first take. 3. **Diagnose the dominant voice failure pattern** in one paragraph (e.g., softeners, marketing-speak, abstract language, hedged claims, performative urgency). The output is a **coaching artifact**. The user decides whether to ship after seeing the 3 weakest lines + 9 rewrites + the diagnosis. There is no PASSED, no FAILED, no boolean stamp. AI cannot grade its own work; this skill stops trying. ## When to Use Trigger phrases: "bullshit filter", "run the filter", "donahoe filter", "would I say this to a friend", "read aloud test", "kill anything that sounds fake", "final voice gate", "last pass before shipping", "find the weakest lines", "rewrite the worst sentences", `/convert bullshit-filter <draft>`. Use this skill as the **last coaching pass** ...