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Simplify text to a target reading level
A prompt for simplifying text to a target reading level without dumbing down the facts — every number stays exact.
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Rewrite the text below so it reads at a 6th-grade reading level.
Simplify sentence structure and vocabulary, not the substance: keep every fact, number, date and named entity exactly as given — do not round, drop or generalize them. If a technical term has no simple equivalent, keep the term and add a short plain-language gloss in parentheses the first time it appears. If you can't simplify a sentence without losing a fact, say so instead of quietly cutting the fact.
Text:
The compound reduced tumor volume by 34% in mice after 21 days of daily 5mg/kg dosing, though the sample size (n=12) was too small to draw definitive conclusions.
Model-agnostic — works in Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or any AI chat.
Why this prompt works
- →"Simplify structure, not substance" is the exact instruction that separates real simplification from dumbing-down — without it, models cut the numbers along with the jargon.
- →The keep-the-term-plus-gloss rule handles words with no simpler synonym, instead of forcing a wrong or misleading substitute for them.
- →The can't-simplify-without-losing-a-fact clause catches the failure mode where precision quietly gets rounded away in the name of readability.