Group 2 Chapter 10

NEEDLESS
WORDS
MONTELIBANO, CAREN MARIE A.
VIGOROUS WRITING IS CONCISE.

A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no

unnecessary sentences.

Every word should tell.

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FOCUS ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THE
ARGUMENT.
Take out those words, phrases, or sentences that do not contribute to
your reader’s understanding of what you are saying.

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QUALITY OVER QUANTITY OF WORDS.

The strength of an argument is not measured by the quantity of the

words.

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