bluf-answer
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front)
ContentImpact: Medium
What we measure
A clear thesis statement in the first paragraph stating the page's main claim.
Why it matters for AI citation
Military-doctrine writing style — BLUF dramatically improves AI extractability.
How to fix
Open with 'The answer is X. Here's why.' Don't bury the lede.
Source
U.S. military writing doctrine + adopted by Anthropic prompt eng team
Category
Content
Whether the page actually answers the buyer query — directly, completely, in the right register. BLUF, query coverage, sub-question coverage, readability.
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