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Proof-loop signals: feed readiness and citation-readiness
Use scoring as a proof loop after prediction and creation, without treating scores as guaranteed outcomes.
Use scores as a proof loop
ThoughtCite can score drafts with two independent proof-loop signals: LinkedIn Feed Score (LFS) and AEO Citation Score (ACS). Keep them separate when making edits, and do not confuse them with the core positioning.
These are decision-support scores, not guarantees. A high score does not guarantee reach, engagement, ranking, or citation. A lower score can still be worth publishing if the idea is timely, personal, or strategically important.
LinkedIn Feed Score (LFS)
LFS evaluates signals such as hook strength, first-sentence length before the see-more cutoff, post length, readability, line breaks, external link risk, CTA clarity, and save-worthy specificity.
AEO Citation Score (ACS)
ACS evaluates signals such as factual density, specific claims, concrete numbers, clear declarative statements, original observations or data, authoritative but supportable language, and source-citable structure.
Anti-slop report
ThoughtCite also checks for AI-sounding language. Use the report to make surgical edits, but do not accept rewrites blindly if they change facts, stance, or voice.