Information Density Grader & Fluff Stripper
The DirJournal Information Density Grader is an Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) tool that calculates the ratio of hard facts to filler text, ensuring content is primed for AI extraction.
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Why Information Density Matters for AEO
LLMs prioritize citing dense, factual structures over verbose marketing copy — a sentence with a name, a date, and a number is far more likely to be quoted in an AI answer than a paragraph of adjective-heavy filler.
Density is also a proxy for trust: when an answer engine has to choose between a vague page and a specific page on the same topic, the specific page wins because its claims are individually verifiable.
How the Grader Works
- 1Paste your article text. Analysis runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded, so drafts stay private.
- 2The tool flags adverbs, filler, and passive phrasing. Proper nouns, numbers, and statistics are simultaneously highlighted in green as the "hard entities" that drive the score.
- 3Review your score and replace fluff with verifiable entities. Each red or amber highlight is a candidate for rewriting into a concrete fact — a name, a date, a measurement, or a cited source.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an Information Density Score?
The Information Density Score is the ratio of hard entities (proper nouns, dates, numbers, statistics) to total word count, scaled to 0-100. Marketing copy typically scores under 20; news reporting lands in the 40-60 range; reference and encyclopedia writing tends to score 70+. A higher score means more citable facts per sentence and a smaller gap between what the page says and what an answer engine can quote back.
How do I remove AI fluff from my content?
Replace flagged filler words (utilize, leverage, delve, robust, seamless, paramount) with the concrete verb they're masking, drop weakening adverbs (very, really, basically), and rewrite passive constructions into active voice. Then add the missing facts: who, when, how much, where. Every replaced fluff word should become a name, a date, a number, or a verifiable claim — that is what raises the score.