Given a good idea/strong thesis underpinning an essay or blog post, how much does quality of prose matter between mediocre vs great writing for getting the message across?
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2/ But if I can't state it clearly in English, I agree that's a signal of the idea's quality (or my understanding of it). TLDR: Strength of thesis & quality of prose are highly correlated—language is a substrate of thought after all—but they are not totally inseparable!
There's not a 1-1 correspondence, I'm happy to agree with that. And it's easy to find examples of essays with very good ideas, but badly written. But there are real causal reasons for the correlation. Eg improving the ideas will usually improve the prose...
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Strong agree with that!
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Brevity and a good thesis are top! Long posts have to be centered on examples. Long posts without examples tend to lose the thread.
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More broadly, "getting the idea across" also includes how likely it is to be shared and re-shared. Writing quality helps with that too
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