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      "id": "plain-then-precise",
      "kind": "method",
      "kindLabel": "Method",
      "title": "Explain it like plain language, then tighten it",
      "body": "Start with the version a smart first-time reader can repeat. Then add the sharper operator version: exact terms, evidence needed, boundary, and next action. Simple first is not dumbing it down; it is building the ramp.",
      "tag": "field",
      "date": "2026 · 06 · 30",
      "publishedAt": "2026-06-30",
      "note": "A clear first explanation makes the advanced one land faster.",
      "insight": {
        "aha": "Simple language is the ramp, not the ceiling. The expert version lands faster after the reader can repeat the plain one.",
        "tryThis": "Rewrite one advanced AI idea twice: first as a plain-language explanation, then as an operator checklist with evidence and boundary.",
        "watchFor": [
          "Simple explanations that remove the decision point",
          "Expert wording introduced before the reader has a handle",
          "Definitions that sound smart but do not change the next action"
        ]
      },
      "extended": [
        "A strong AI walkthrough should pass the hallway test: a reader can explain the idea to someone else without copying a paragraph. Once that works, tighten the language into the operating version.",
        "For example: plain version, the model needs receipts for important claims. Operator version, every material claim needs a source pointer, calculation, trace id, command output, or explicit assumption before it can drive a decision.",
        "The AHA is that plain language and expert language are not enemies. Plain language gives the reader a handle. Expert language gives the handle precision."
      ],
      "url": "https://tips.platphormnews.com/entries/plain-then-precise"
    }
  }
}