When I was younger I'd have said that how you write and what you say were as independent as shape and color. But that's not true.
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Replying to @paulg
I can imitate Gibbon's style of writing, but if I do it makes me say different things.
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Replying to @paulg
And if different writing styles make you say different things, that raises interesting questions.
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Replying to @paulg
Are there styles that make you smarter, or more honest? Because if so you should consciously seek them out.
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Replying to @paulg
In college, I had a prof tell me to write like an academic. Emulate the style of course material. Applying that elsewhere works too.
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Replying to @fsimmons
I did that without anyone telling me to, and the results were not good.
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Obfuscation is always an evil, and one particularly rife in academic writing. But clarity is hard work, and takes courage.
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