Prevent Cliche AI Responses
- Force the AI model to expose the templates it wants to use.
- Ask the AI to list common cliches in the style of writing you are using.
- Then ask it for better ways to communicate the same idea without using cliches.
- Embed this logic in the output for a significantly better result.
- At the end of the first pass output, ask: "What are the most common cliches this fell prey to and how could you change it to avoid them?"
Succinct summary — 5 prompting tricks to make your AI less average
1) Negative style guide
Tell the model what NOT to do (banned words, formatting, tone) to avoid hackneyed, AI-y phrasing.
2) Force divergence & choice
Make the model pick one clear option and argue for it (optionally steel‑man alternatives first), to avoid equivocation.
3) Cliché burndown
Ask the model to list common clichés/templates it used and then rewrite to avoid them.
4) Self‑critique (and multi‑model critique)
Have the model red‑team its own first draft, produce a revised V2, and explain changes; optionally use different models to critique each other.
5) Provide strong examples + explain why they’re better
Give an example output and explicitly explain why it breaks conventional wisdom so the model understands the underlying rationale.