---
title: "no-anaphoric-openers"
description: "Flags repeated sentence openers across a document"
sidebar:
  label: "no-anaphoric-openers"
  badge: "Hard"
search:
  tags: [rule, statistical, style]
---

| Property | Value |
| -------- | ----- |
| Kind | Hard rule |
| Engine | `statistical` |
| Tier | `statistical` |
| Severity | `warning` |
| Intent | `style` |
| Scope | `text` |

:::note
This is a style rule. It reports findings and participates in `--fix`, but never moves the [human-likeness score](/docs/concepts/scoring).
:::

## Examples

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Column>
    **Flagged**

    The court reviewed the motion and the supporting record. The court considered the response from both parties. The court examined the affidavits submitted with the motion. The court compared those affidavits with the hearing transcript. The court rejected the unsupported account. The court denied relief on the present record. The court entered judgment for the respondent. The court retained jurisdiction over costs.
  </Column>
  <Column>
    **Better**

    The court reviewed the motion and the supporting record. It considered the response from both parties, compared the affidavits with the hearing transcript, and rejected the unsupported account. Relief was denied on the present record, and the court retained jurisdiction over costs.
  </Column>
</Columns>

## Turning it off

```sh
lawlint --disable no-anaphoric-openers draft.md
```

Or durably, in `.lawlint/config.json` — see [Configuration](/docs/reference/configuration).