fix: add unnecessary negative contrast detection to voice linting

- New lint check: 'doesn't just X. They Y' pattern (Claude rhetorical crutch)
- Fixed last instance in judgment essay: 'doesn't just lose income. They lose'
  → 'loses the acknowledgment... The income is secondary.'
- Updated voice-check skill dimension 2 with the pattern description
- Updated AGENTS.md with the new check
- Tightened regex to avoid false positives on legitimate 'isn't only' framing

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2026-05-27 00:46:21 +00:00
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@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ with full awareness of what's wrong.
- Em-dash density (>5 per post = FAIL, Claude fingerprint)
- AI trigger words (delve, tapestry, nuanced, landscape, etc.)
- Hedging phrases ("it's worth noting", "one might argue")
- Unnecessary negative contrast ("doesn't just X. They Y" -- Claude crutch)
- Filler transitions ("in conclusion", "that being said")
- Resolution closers ("the key takeaway", "at the end of the day")
- Missing receipts (0 links + 0 code + 0 URLs in 500+ words = WARN)
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@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ Does the writing hedge when it should assert? Look for:
clearly believes
- Passive constructions that hide the actor ("it was found" vs "I found")
- False balance ("on the other hand" when there IS no valid other hand)
- **Unnecessary negative contrast**: the "doesn't just X. They Y" or "isn't
only X. It's Y" pattern. This is a Claude rhetorical crutch that creates
the *appearance* of depth through contrast without saying anything the
second clause didn't already imply. Example: "A doctor doesn't just lose
income. They lose the acknowledgment that..." Fix: state Y directly.
"A doctor loses the acknowledgment that..."
The voice profile says: "High, earned. States opinions as conclusions from
experience, not as positions to defend."