IMPRD: Iterative Multi-Perspective Rhetorical Debugging for LLM-Assisted Content Optimization
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Systematic methodologies for optimizing LLM-assisted content remain underdeveloped despite
widespread adoption. We introduce IMPRD (Iterative Multi-Perspective Rhetorical Debugging),
a cognitive scaffolding methodology that achieves consistent convergence from draft-quality
(7.1-7.8) to publication-ready (8.5-9.0) content through structured multi-persona evaluation.
IMPRD employs random odd-number sampling from persona pools (solving both tiebreaking
and local minima problems), weighted scoring, and explicit convergence criteria. We demonstrate
effectiveness across three orders of magnitude in content length—from social media posts (100
words, 1-2 iterations) to blog articles (3,000 words, 3-4 iterations) to book manuscripts (100,000
words, 60+ iterations)—with mean improvement of 1.3 points across all applications (n=28
content pieces). IMPRD extends IMPCD (Iterative Multi-Perspective Conceptual Debugging),
which was developed through methodological bootstrapping: recursive self-application until
convergence validated the multi-perspective iteration pattern. This bootstrapping approach
provides a template for systematic methodology development. Our results suggest that external
cognitive scaffolding through systematic methodology can extend less expensive model capabilities
to approach more capable reasoning-focused models, and we propose REASON as a broader
framework for developing cognitive scaffolding methodologies that externalize different reasoning
patterns for LLM usage.
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