# Editorial

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Opinionated Product Comparisons That Don't Sound Like Affiliate Slop
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Opinionated Product Comparisons That Don't Sound Like Affiliate Slop

The 'X vs Y' format everyone uses is broken — both tools get 4.5/5, the writer hedges every claim, nobody trusts it, nobody clicks. Here's the five-section opinionated format that converted at 6.4x the rate of a balanced version, with the weighting table and the confession section that earn it.

Pre-Publish Quality Gate: 12 Rules, 0-100 Scorecard (Claude)
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Pre-Publish Quality Gate: 12 Rules, 0-100 Scorecard (Claude)

12 binary rules — headline clarity, intro hook, source citation, claim substantiation, length fit, internal links, and more — Claude scores any draft 0-100 with a per-rule breakdown. Ship only above 75. The exact prompt, the threshold logic, and the honest caveat.