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56. Why Is Academic Writing So Bad?

No Stupid Questions

How to Communicate With Complexity and Complexity

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There is a perceived inverse correlation between plain spokenness and intelligence. The more complex the text, the less we think that the author was a smarty pance. So there are two sides of the argument about communicating in a simple, plain way. I can see the value on both sides. But i think you can communicate that your idea or theory is not fool proof without listing the caviats and exceptions in great, great detail.

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