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Rule "more easy (easier, less difficult), more clear (clearer, apparent, obvious, evident) to"

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Description: more easy (easier, less difficult), more clear (clearer, apparent, obvious, evident) to
Message: Consider using a comparative adjective or other alternative here.
Category: Style (ID: STYLE)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It became more clear to me that she didn't know what she was talking about.
    Correction suggestion: clearer, apparent, obvious, evident
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • It's never been more clear to me that if our world is a fascinating book, those who don't travel never turn a page.
  • This should be made much more clear to end users and should allow you to add the devices or exclude them, instead they opted to add them all automatically.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: MORE_EASY_N_CLEAR [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-13 22:33:06 +0200)