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Quite apart from any content/copywrite issues, this wasn't a useful tool.

It was a badly-made tool that didn't identify anything valid or worthwhile. The measurement of passive voice is a particularly clear example: that's not what passive voice is at all, and anyone who understands passive voice knows that it shouldn't be frowned upon [1].

"Just add tech" is not a recipe for usefulness.

[1] http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/~gpullum/passive_loathing.html



Similarly, saying that something is not true does not necessarily make it not true.


Yes, that's why I provided the very clear example of passive voice.


Right, but passive voice also does not render your assertions necessarily true, though it may be able to increase the likelihood of them being perceived as such.




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