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Paul Chiusano: The internet has made defensive writers of us all

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Paul Chiusano: The internet has made defensive writers of us all --> The internet has made defensive writers of us all [ culture tech ] I was struck by this passage in Steven Pinker’s article about why academics’ writing stinks : Writers use hedges in the vain hope that it will get them off the hook, or at least allow them to plead guilty to a lesser charge, should a critic ever try to prove them wrong. A classic writer, in contrast, counts on the common sense and ordinary charity of his readers, just as in everyday conversation we know when a speaker means in general or all else being equal.

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