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You are certainly entitled to your interpretation, but I don't think the writer put in "usually" just to head off anecdotal counterexamples. The principle of ch
by dguo 8y ago
You are certainly entitled to your interpretation, but I don't think the writer put in "usually" just to head off anecdotal counterexamples. The principle of charity leads me to assume the writer genuinely believes that simple bold assertions are occasionally fine.
Though I do strongly agree with the original comment, so maybe that is the real reason why I am defending it.
- 1123581321 8y agoThat’s fair! I disagree with the reasons presented in the comment, but I agree that carefully qualified, elaborate writing, as well as florid descriptive writing, are all acceptable, and frequently desirable. I just thought the irony in the comment’s style was funny, and maintain that it is stylistically terse overall.