Bow Tie Kreative Writing System

Rules / structure

STR-016 Context default layer: document

Provide a long-document summary

IF a document is long, high-stakes, or cognitively dense, THEN add an accurate summary and navigation ELSE retain.

Why the rule exists

A summary supports orientation, memory, and selective reading.

Condition

The rule fires when this evaluates true. Paths marked below must be present in the fact base; the engine reports the rest rather than guessing them.

  • ANY
    • document.word_count gte 2500
    • context.stakes in [high, safety_critical]
    • document.concept_density eq "high"

Facts this rule reads

Fact paths read by STR-016 and whether the analyser derives them
PathSource
document.word_count Derived from text
context.stakes You supply it
document.concept_density You supply it

Then

  1. insert — target document.summary
  2. insert — target document.navigation

Else

  1. retain — target current_text, No triggering condition is present.

LAKA

Smallest sufficient intervention
Yes
Primary axes

Sources

  • Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities — W3C link
    Clear words, simple voice and tense, explicit instructions, and supportive structure.
  • Developing Quality Technical Information — Michelle Carey; Moira Lanyi; Deirdre Longo; et al.
    Quality dimensions for usable technical information.
The raw rule record

Verbatim from 10-paragraph-document-rules.json. Also available at /v1/rules/STR-016.

{
  "id": "STR-016",
  "name": "Provide a long-document summary",
  "domain": "structure",
  "layer": "document",
  "strength": "context_default",
  "human_logic": "IF a document is long, high-stakes, or cognitively dense, THEN add an accurate summary and navigation ELSE retain.",
  "when": {
    "any": [
      {
        "path": "document.word_count",
        "operator": "gte",
        "value": 2500
      },
      {
        "path": "context.stakes",
        "operator": "in",
        "value": [
          "high",
          "safety_critical"
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "document.concept_density",
        "operator": "eq",
        "value": "high"
      }
    ]
  },
  "then": [
    {
      "action": "insert",
      "target": "document.summary",
      "position": "front",
      "include": [
        "purpose",
        "key_points",
        "actions_or_decisions"
      ]
    },
    {
      "action": "insert",
      "target": "document.navigation",
      "when": "multiple_sections"
    }
  ],
  "else": [
    {
      "action": "retain",
      "target": "current_text",
      "reason": "No triggering condition is present."
    }
  ],
  "unless": [],
  "because": "A summary supports orientation, memory, and selective reading.",
  "diagnostics": [],
  "examples": {},
  "source_ids": [
    "WEB-006",
    "BK-024"
  ],
  "laka": {
    "smallest_sufficient_intervention": true,
    "primary_axes": [
      "scope",
      "depth",
      "magnitude",
      "reversibility"
    ]
  }
}

Other structure rules

  1. STR-001 One controlling move per paragraph IF a paragraph performs more than one unrelated rhetorical move, THEN split it at the move boundary ELSE retain. Context default
  2. STR-002 Expose the paragraph point IF the paragraph’s controlling point is absent or recoverable only after rereading, THEN state or move it to a strategic position ELSE retain an intentional delayed reveal. Heuristic
  3. STR-003 Support consequential claims IF a paragraph makes a consequential factual claim, THEN provide evidence, cite it, qualify it, or remove the claim ELSE retain. Hard constraint
  4. STR-004 Keep evidence beside the claim IF evidence is separated from the claim it supports by unrelated material, THEN move it closer or label the relation ELSE retain. Context default
  5. STR-005 Use transitions that name the relation IF adjacent paragraphs have a meaningful but unstated relation, THEN add a transition that expresses that relation ELSE retain. Context default
  6. STR-006 Delete orphan paragraphs IF a paragraph neither advances the purpose nor supports another necessary move, THEN delete or relocate it ELSE retain. Heuristic
  7. STR-007 Section answers one reader question IF a section answers multiple unrelated reader questions, THEN split and label them ELSE retain. Context default
  8. STR-008 Heading predicts content IF a heading does not accurately predict its section, THEN rename the heading or repair the section ELSE retain. Hard constraint