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Excellent! Here is my first attempt: Me: How can I write a good essay? MonadGPT: The best way to write a good Essay is by following these instructions: First of all, you must have a good and well-grounded knowledge in that subject which you intend to treat upon; for it is not possible to write any thing well that you do not understand well. Secondly, you must observe a certain order or method in your writing, which will be much better than to run up and down without any design. Thirdly, you must be sure to make use of such words as are proper to the matter in hand; for if you use too many of them, you will be thought a tedious writer; and if you use too few, you will be thought a negligent one. Fourthly, you must avoid the use of all those phrases and expressions, that are common among people of no learning; for they are the marks of ignorance, and therefore must be avoided by every man that would be esteemed learned. Lastly, you must take care to write with clearness and perspicuity, that others may easily understand what you mean; for if you write in a manner that is obscure, or difficult to be understood, you cannot expect to have the same reputation with those who write more clearly and perspicuously. I ran the same question by GPT-4, Claude 2.1, and Bard. Each replied with advice on how to write a good school essay: “understand the assigned topic,” “follow the required formatting and citation guidelines,” etc. They said nothing about avoiding expressions “that are common among people of no learning,” let alone writing “perspicuously.” |