Have the AI unpack a clause I cannot read

Swap the jargon for other words and you just get smoother jargon. To actually read it, unpack the layers — and map each item back to the original sentence.

You buy a one-year online course on your phone. Before you pay, a service agreement pops up. You skim past “auto-renewal” and “written notice,” then paste the original sentence to the AI.

If, 30 days before the service term expires, Party B has not given written notice of termination, this agreement automatically renews for 12 months. Early termination after renewal: service fees already collected shall not be refunded.

The AI swaps “expires” for “ends,” and “renews” for “extends.” The sentence reads easier. You think you get it, and tap Agree. Eleven months later, you tell support in chat you will not continue next month. Support says they got it.

The system still charges you for the next year. Support points out: the chat happened 20 days before expiry — past the 30-day window — and the contract requires written notice. You recognized every word. You still missed two conditions that change the outcome.

All three lines below sound natural, and all three get a decent answer. Pick one. After Alice replies, see what she quietly left out.

Alice

Clause-unpacking drill · The reply changes with how you ask

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You're about to make sense of this auto-renewal clause. How would you ask me?

Explain it sentence by sentence. Swap every hard word for a simple one. I only want to know if it auto-renews. Just give me the conclusion. Use a real-life example so I get it. Don't quote the original sentence again.

Send to Alice

Four steps to unpack a clause

MapSee what it governs first

Pin the snagCircle the part you don't get

Fill the prerequisiteFill only this layer's definition

Back to the sourceMap each condition back

Now pick 3–5 items and assemble a real unpack. A few look like shortcuts — they will wipe out the conditions that matter.

List first what the clause governs, what triggers it, and what follows Say I'm stuck on “written form” and “30 days before expiry” Add this: 20 days before expiry I only sent a support chat Explain separately how written notice works and how the 30-day window is counted Finally map each item back to the original sentence. Drop no conditions. Just rewrite it as the shortest plain sentence Strip the jargon. Keep only whether it renews. First decide whether it's fair for the company to write it this way

Send selected actions Selected 0. Need at least 3 more

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The map splits the original sentence into three blocks: when to give notice, what form it must take, and what happens if you miss. After you pin the snag, fill only “30 days before expiry” and “written form,” then stick each explanation back onto the original sentence.

In plain language: if you want to stop next year's service, you must give notice at least 30 days before the current term ends, in a written form the contract accepts. Late notice, or saying it only in a support chat, can trigger another year — and if you leave early after that, you don't get the money back.

This is a working method for unpacking clauses, not legal advice. What counts as written notice in a real contract still needs the definitions, the notice address, and the dispute-resolution clause.