diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/InstanceOfCheckForException.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/InstanceOfCheckForException.kt
index 464bebe620d..bafbf21cf11 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/InstanceOfCheckForException.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/InstanceOfCheckForException.kt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class InstanceOfCheckForException(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config)
     override val issue = Issue(
         "InstanceOfCheckForException",
         Severity.CodeSmell,
-        "Instead of checking for a general exception type and checking for a specific exception type " +
+        "Instead of catching for a general exception type and checking for a specific exception type, " +
             "use multiple catch blocks.",
         Debt.TWENTY_MINS
     )
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/NotImplementedDeclaration.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/NotImplementedDeclaration.kt
index d39484ce516..1b351126d21 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/NotImplementedDeclaration.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/NotImplementedDeclaration.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class NotImplementedDeclaration(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
         Severity.CodeSmell,
         "The NotImplementedDeclaration should only be used when a method stub is necessary. " +
             "This defers the development of the functionality of this function. " +
-            "Hence, the NotImplementedDeclaration should only serve as a temporary declaration. " +
+            "Hence, the `NotImplementedDeclaration` should only serve as a temporary declaration. " +
             "Before releasing, this type of declaration should be removed.",
         Debt.TWENTY_MINS
     )
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/PrintStackTrace.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/PrintStackTrace.kt
index 39edaa1bbec..f185cfaeff7 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/PrintStackTrace.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/PrintStackTrace.kt
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ class PrintStackTrace(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
     override val issue = Issue(
         "PrintStackTrace",
         Severity.CodeSmell,
-        "Do not print an stack trace. " +
-            "These debug statements should be replaced with a logger or removed.",
+        "Do not print a stack trace. " +
+            "These debug statements should be removed or replaced with a logger.",
         Debt.TWENTY_MINS
     )
 
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionCaught.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionCaught.kt
index 7ff33f5df4a..493ea6cca82 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionCaught.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionCaught.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class TooGenericExceptionCaught(config: Config) : Rule(config) {
     override val issue = Issue(
         javaClass.simpleName,
         Severity.Defect,
-        "Caught exception is too generic. " +
+        "The caught exception is too generic. " +
             "Prefer catching specific exceptions to the case that is currently handled.",
         Debt.TWENTY_MINS
     )
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionThrown.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionThrown.kt
index ee7289da1da..9036951e70a 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionThrown.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionThrown.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class TooGenericExceptionThrown(config: Config) : Rule(config) {
     override val issue = Issue(
         javaClass.simpleName,
         Severity.Defect,
-        "Thrown exception is too generic. Prefer throwing project specific exceptions to handle error cases.",
+        "The thrown exception is too generic. Prefer throwing project specific exceptions to handle error cases.",
         Debt.TWENTY_MINS
     )