Conversational/Neutral
Scoring Pattern
SPS 0.0-1.0→no sermonic patterns, natural prose
Definition
SPS 0.0-1.0. The text reads naturally with no sermonic patterns — normal human writing that informs, describes, narrates, or discusses without prescribing, moralizing, or exhorting. At this level, imperatives are rare and functional ('click here,' 'see below'), second person address is neutral or absent, claims are hedged appropriately, and the tone is conversational or informational. The Conversational/Neutral band represents the baseline of non-sermonic prose: journalism, academic writing, casual conversation, technical documentation, and narrative fiction all typically fall here.
Examples
Example 1
The study found that participants who exercised regularly reported better sleep quality. The researchers noted several limitations and suggested further investigation. — Informational, hedged, no moral framing or prescriptive language.
AI Detection Note
AI text rarely scores below 0.5 SPS because even neutral AI prose includes traces of advisory language ('it's worth noting,' 'consider that'). Genuinely neutral writing (SPS below 0.3) with zero sermonic markers is almost always human-authored. AI's baseline prescriptive tendency means it struggles to produce prose that is truly free of all sermonic patterns.
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