Frameworks · Craft · 39

Plain wins

Short words. Short sentences. One idea each.

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Hand-drawn diagram of framework 39, Plain wins: Short words. Short sentences. One idea each.
Framework 39 · in one look
How to use it

Short words, short sentences, one idea per paragraph. Make the second draft half the length, and read it aloud. Needlessly complex writing made authors seem less intelligent.

How sure we are

P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.

Sources

Oppenheimer 2006.

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