GEO / AI
Best practices — arXiv 2311.09735 (derived principle)
Why make paragraphs self-contained?
An LLM may extract one paragraph without surrounding context. Each paragraph should remain understandable on its own rather than relying on phrases such as “as discussed above.”
Further analysis
Use this entry as an audit checkpoint. The cited source establishes the context; the direct answer identifies what to check before choosing an action.
In SFT, this topic relates to Structure. Check whether the signal is visible on the page, connected to the rest of the website and supported by understandable evidence.
Related search terms include self-contained paragraphs, out-of-context extraction. Use them to describe the issue in a brief, audit or answer page.
Applying SFT
Structure turns a rule into readable architecture: headings, URLs, structured data, visible content and clear hierarchy.