My experience, on the contrary, has left me thinking that none of these are absolute. You apply certain constructs and styles where they make sense—which depend

My experience, on the contrary, has left me thinking that none of these are absolute. You apply certain constructs and styles where they make sense—which depends on what you're writing and who you're writing it with—and become increasingly suspicious that people who appeal to absolutes simply haven't yet encountered situations where the trade-offs ultimately balanced out in favor.