WRITING GUIDES
To dumb down an essay, make the wording and sentence structure easier to follow while keeping the thesis, evidence and reasoning. Work through complete paragraphs and keep citations connected to the claims they support.
Identify the thesis and the purpose of each paragraph. A reader should be able to follow how the evidence supports the point. Simplifying cannot repair missing evidence: if a claim needs support, return to your research before editing its wording.
Keep distinctions that matter to the subject. Association and causation, for example, are different claims. Replacing either with a vague phrase such as linked to can hide the distinction you need to explain.
Start with a paragraph and include nearby context when a reference depends on it. The tool accepts up to 1,000 words per request; split a longer essay at section boundaries.
Simplify your surrounding sentences. Preserve direct quotations exactly if you continue to present them as quotations, and check names, dates and quantities against the source.
Do not move a citation away from its claim or assume new wording removes the need to cite. Open the original source to check what it actually supports.
Read the introduction, transitions and conclusion together. Check that a cautious claim has not become a definite conclusion and that your voice is consistent across separately edited sections.
These examples were written for this guide. They are not research findings or live model results.
This essay contends that extending library opening hours could enhance access for students engaged in part-time employment, provided that sufficient staffing is available.
This essay argues that longer library hours could improve access for students with part-time jobs, if enough staff are available.
Could and the staffing condition remain. The claim has not become a promise that longer hours will help every student.
Illustrative exampleAlthough the proposal would reduce the distance residents must travel to access services, its implementation would necessitate additional expenditure on staffing.
The proposal would let residents travel a shorter distance to reach services, but it would require more spending on staff.
The benefit and the cost remain part of the same argument. No estimate or evidence has been added.
Illustrative examplePurdue OWL’s guide to quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing explains that paraphrases and summaries still need attribution. Rewriting a source in simpler words does not make its ideas your own.
For your own essay, verify quotations and references against the real source. Follow your course or publisher’s rules for AI assistance. The tool does not verify research or decide whether its use is allowed for your assignment.
The tool rewrites text you provide. Start with your own draft; it is not a research service and does not create reliable references.
Yes. Keep precise terms where they matter, explain them when needed and make the reasoning explicit. Long sentences and formal filler are not necessary to present a careful argument.
Try Lightly simpler or Clear & simple first. Extra simple may explain terms more fully, changing the length and tone. Check every addition against your source.
No. Keep attribution for ideas borrowed from other sources, even when their wording changes.
Paste a complete passage, choose a level, then compare the result with your original. Up to 1,000 words per request.