I am not 100% this is true. people want things narrowed down to as little text as possible, consider the fact that many people read headlines and stop there.

I am not 100% this is true. people want things narrowed down to as little text as possible, consider the fact that many people read headlines and stop there. when talking to a writer i knew, he would always do this type of dress up with stories. to him, these were the important parts, not the big picture or raw data. it was part of 'the art form'.