You can never fully correct misrepresentations, because lies spread faster than the truth. "No, what I said was" just doesn't have the virality of "Prominent person says outrageous thing."
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tweets are almost always "simpler"
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Mathematicians have devised concise means of expression that leave no room for people to misrepresent statements made using them. Perhaps it is wrong to describe any of those statements as controversial. But some of them, at least, are (initially) very surprising and unexpected.
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Wow, so you’re saying it is okay to confuse people? (With props to Dilbert)
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Do you have any plans on writing essays again? Loved them. Timeless and a clear example of concise writing.
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Yet "In belaboring to be concise, I become obscure." — Horace
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People who misrepresent what you write are often using logical fallacies in doing so. Pointing them out is a good way to remain concise and have an effective rational discourse
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Is this part of a piece entitled "Ode to Plausible Deniability"?
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