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The em-dash witch hunt is the laziest way to spot AI writing. Real writers love em-dashes too. We had them first.
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It's not the em-dashes — it's the rhythm of every paragraph ending in three balanced clauses. That's the AI tell.
Partial disagree. The em-dash thing isn't about love of em-dashes, it's about *frequency*. Real writers use them. AI uses three per paragraph.