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Weasel Phrase

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Detect unattributed weasel phrases.

Class
WeaselPhraseRule
Rule name
weasel
Count key
weasel

Behavior

ResultInput textWhy
Flag"Many believe this framework is the future."Uses anonymous consensus instead of evidence.
Flag"Studies show the feature improves trust."Claims research support without any citation context.
Pass"A 2024 ACM paper reports a 12 percent error reduction."Provides concrete source context.
Pass"We expect lower error rates based on last quarter's logs."Owns the claim and basis directly.

Severity

Medium; each hit indicates weak attribution and rhetorical padding.

Default configuration

context_window_chars60
penalty-2

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