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Text Cohesion & Transition Analyzer

Measure transition word usage, paragraph linkage, pronoun-reference consistency, and abrupt topic shifts. Highlights weak transitions and suggests connective phrases.

Niet ontworpen voor Nederlands

Deze tool is gekalibreerd voor Engels (en enkele verwante talen). Resultaten in Nederlands zijn waarschijnlijk niet betekenisvol.

Wanneer gebruiken

Use on essays, blog posts, and long-form articles where ideas need to flow from paragraph to paragraph. Marketing copy often *should* score lower (direct, punchy).

Vergelijking

Most readability tools miss cohesion entirely. A 5th-grade Flesch score with zero transitions still reads as choppy.

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Zo werkt het

The analyzer scans for five families of connective phrases — addition, contrast, cause, sequence, example — and counts their density.

Paragraph linkage measures the % of paragraphs that begin with an explicit transition. Pronoun ratio captures referential cohesion.

The composite score blends transition density (40%), paragraph linkage (30%), and pronoun cohesion (30%).

Veelgestelde vragen

What is cohesion vs. coherence?

Cohesion is the local glue between sentences (transitions, pronouns). Coherence is the global logic of the whole text. This tool measures cohesion.

What target score should I aim for?

60+ is healthy for essays and articles. Marketing copy can score lower (more direct, fewer transitions).

Why does it flag paragraphs with no transition?

Each new paragraph should signal how it relates to the previous one. Starting cold often loses readers.

Voorbeeld

Invoer

I tried the new café. The coffee was strong. The pastry was fresh. I will go back.

Uitvoer

Cohesion: 28 / 100 — Choppy.

Four short sentences in a row with zero transitions and no pronouns linking back. Cohesion is low even though every sentence is grammatical.

Veelgemaakte fouten

  • High transition density isn't automatically good — overuse signals AI-style padding.
  • Pronoun ratio can be inflated by dialogue.
  • Doesn't evaluate logical coherence — only surface cohesion.

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