Jargon Assassin

Confusing documents → plain language → what to do about it

Paste any legal, medical, insurance, or financial document and get it translated into plain language — with danger scoring, red flags, enforceability notes, and a glossary built as you read. Translation is the starting point. From there: Red-Line generates specific edits to propose with negotiation strategy. Template Compare shows whether your document is standard or aggressive for its type. Action Plan turns the translation into ordered next steps with deadlines. Explain To reframes everything for someone else (your parent, your roommate). Letter Generator writes your response referencing specific clauses. The full arc from confusion to action in one tool.

Overview

JargonAssassin is for the moment you're staring at a lease, medical consent form, insurance policy, or employment contract and thinking 'what does this actually mean for me?' Paste the document, pick your reading level, and get it translated with every red flag, deadline, and hidden catch identified. But translation is just the start — the tool completes the full arc from confusion to understanding to action. Red-Line tells you what to push back on with specific alternative language. Template Compare gives you a baseline for what's normal. Action Plan orders your next steps with deadlines pulled from the document. Letter Generator writes your response. And if you need to explain it to someone else — your parent, your roommate, your partner — the Explain To mode reframes everything for that specific person.

How to use it

  1. 📄 Translate: Paste any document, select type and reading level (ELI5 through Professional). Get plain translation, danger score, flagged sections with enforceability notes, glossary, and checklist
  2. ❓ Q&A: Ask anything about the translated document — 'Can I sublease?', 'What if I miss a payment?' Answers at your reading level with warnings if your question reveals a concern
  3. 🚩 Key Sections: View flagged sections (red flags, deadlines, decisions) with one-click deep-dive for line-by-line clause analysis including hidden catches
  4. 🗣️ Explain To: Enter who you're explaining to ('my 70-year-old mother', 'my business partner') and get the content reframed for their concerns, their language, and what they specifically need to know — plus advice on how to have the conversation
  5. ✏️ Red-Line: One-click generates specific edits to propose — what to change, what to add, what to remove — with priority ranking, alternative language, and a negotiation strategy for what to lead with and what to concede
  6. 📊 vs Normal: One-click compares your document against what's typical for this type — is your non-compete unusually broad? Is that late fee standard? Flags what's aggressive, what's missing, and what's actually better than usual
  7. 📋 Action Plan: Generates ordered steps with deadlines, quick wins you can do in 5 minutes, scripts for conversations, and consequences if you do nothing
  8. 🔀 Compare: Paste two versions of a document to see every meaningful change, what was removed (potentially concerning), and whether the revision is better or worse overall
  9. 📁 Dossier: Add 2+ related documents (lease + building rules, contract + handbook) and cross-reference them for conflicts, dependencies, and gaps between documents
  10. ✉️ Letter: Generate a professional response letter — dispute, negotiate, accept with conditions — that references specific clauses, with tone selection and send-via recommendation

Example

Scenario: You receive a new apartment lease renewal. The rent went up, some terms changed, and there's a new clause about 'property access' that sounds invasive. You also need to explain the changes to your roommate who panics about everything.

What you do: Translate the full lease — danger score shows 'Caution' with the property access clause flagged as a red flag with enforceability concerns. Deep-dive that clause: it allows 24-hour access without notice for 'maintenance.' Hit Red-Line — it suggests changing to 48-hour written notice except for emergencies, with specific language to propose. Template Compare shows the rent increase is standard for your area but the access clause is unusually broad. Action Plan gives you 6 steps, starting with emailing the landlord about clause 4.2 (script included), deadline to respond by the 15th. Then use Explain To for 'my anxious roommate' — it reframes everything calmly, tells them what NOT to worry about, and suggests having the conversation over dinner.

Result: Full translation with 3 red flags and 2 deadlines identified. Red-line with 4 suggested changes ranked by priority. Template comparison showing 8 clauses rated against standard leases. 6-step action plan with scripts and deadlines. A roommate-friendly explanation that reduces anxiety. All saved for reference.

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