diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
index 0880c47..8f478a2 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ def make_parsers():
         type=int,
         choices=range(-2, 3),
         default=0,
-        help='Display verbose progress to the console (from disabled, errors to very verbose: -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2)',
+        help='Display verbose progress to the console (from disabled, errors only, default, some, or lots: -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2)',
     )
     global_group.add_argument(
         '--syslog-verbosity',
         type=int,
         choices=range(-2, 3),
         default=0,
-        help='Log verbose progress to syslog (from disabled, errors to very verbose: -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2). Ignored when console is interactive or --log-file is given',
+        help='Log verbose progress to syslog (from disabled, errors only, default, some, or lots: -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2). Ignored when console is interactive or --log-file is given',
     )
     global_group.add_argument(
         '--log-file-verbosity',
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def make_parsers():
         type=int,
         choices=range(-2, 3),
         default=0,
-        help='Log verbose progress to monitoring integrations that support logging (from disabled, errors to very verbose: -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2)',
+        help='Log verbose progress to monitoring integrations that support logging (from disabled, errors only, default, some, or lots: -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2)',
     )
     global_group.add_argument(
         '--log-file',