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TylerMSFT · TylerMSFT · commit 97d85382e913 · 2023-05-05T13:25:41.000-07:00
diff --git a/docs/code-quality/c6001.md b/docs/code-quality/c6001.md
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ int f( bool b )
 
 ## Heuristics
 
-Variables are also considered initialized when they're passed by reference to
-another function. Thus, the following example would also consider `i` to be
-initialized.
+Variables are considered initialized when they're passed by reference to another function. The following example shows that `i` is assumed to be initialized by the function it's passed to.
 
 ```cpp
 void init( int& i );
@@ -70,14 +68,9 @@ int f( bool b )
 }
 ```
 
-This is to support the pattern of passing a pointer to a variable into
-an initialization function.
+This supports the pattern of passing a pointer to a variable into an initialization function.
 
-Since many functions expect pointers to point to initialized data already, this
-heuristic can lead to false negatives. [SAL annotations] such as `_In_` and
-`_Out_` can be used to more precisely describe a function's behavior. For
-example, in the following we call an external function that expects its argument
-to already be initialized and the warning is still generated.
+This heuristic can lead to false negatives because many functions expect pointers that point to initialized data. Use [SAL annotations](annotating-function-parameters-and-return-values.md), such as `_In_` and `_Out_`, to describe the function's behavior. The following example calls a function that expects its argument to be initialized, so a warning is generated:
 
 ```cpp
 void use( _In_ int& i );
@@ -86,7 +79,7 @@ int f( bool b )
 {
    int i;
 
-   use(i); // uninitialized variable warning because of _In_ annotation on use
+   use(i); // uninitialized variable warning because of _In_ annotation on use() declaration
 
    if ( b )
    {
@@ -96,8 +89,6 @@ int f( bool b )
 }
 ```
 
-[SAL annotations]: ./annotating-function-parameters-and-return-values.md
-
 ## See also
 
 [Compiler Warning (level 1 and level 4) C4700](../error-messages/compiler-warnings/compiler-warning-level-1-and-level-4-c4700.md)
