Elements of Style is not authoritative. Widely cited, widely praised, widely criticized. Find an author you enjoy, subject their work to an analysis strictly

Elements of Style is not authoritative. Widely cited, widely praised, widely criticized. Find an author you enjoy, subject their work to an analysis strictly driven by Elements of Style, and you'll find they fail to measure up. Even if the book in question is Charlotte's Web, by the way. I'm not saying the book has no value, but it's far from authoritative.