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Question restatement

The response repeats the request instead of beginning with the answer.

What the rule matches

Matches explicit question-restatement templates.

False-positive boundary

Restatement can help when disambiguating a complex or multi-part request.

Positive and negative fixtures

Rule matches

“To answer your question about backups, the service creates a snapshot every six hours.”

Rule does not match

“The service creates a backup snapshot every six hours.”

One possible revision

It is important to note that the trial included only twelve participants, and this limitation is pivotal.

The trial included only twelve participants, which limits the conclusion.

Lead with the evidence and explain its consequence.

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