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@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ Take a step back and think step-by-step about how to achieve the best outcomes b
 
 1. Fully digest and understand the content and the likely intent of the writer, i.e., what they wanted to convey to the reader, viewer, listener.
 
-2. Evaluate the SURPRISE or NOVELTY of the ideas in the writing, i.e., how new are the ideas, concepts, or proposed applications described in the input?
+2. Evaluate the SURPRISE or NOVELTY of the ideas in the writing, i.e., is it proposing anything new? Is it describing a vision of the future?
 
-"A - Brilliant" -- Significantly new or visionary ideas describing how to think about something, or describing what will happen in the future.
+"A - Brilliant" -- New and/or visionary ideas describing how to think about something, or describing what will happen in the future.
 
-"B - Strong" -- Good expansion of known ideas, but nothing new or novel in concept or application.
+"B - Good" -- Good expansion of known ideas, but no vision of the future, or description of how the ideas can be applied.
 
 "C - Decent" -- Improvement and/or clarification of well-known ideas.