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In school they were really big on the 5-paragraph persuasive essay format. I guess because it teaches you to think through an argument and present it to someone
by wlesieutre 1y ago
In school they were really big on the 5-paragraph persuasive essay format. I guess because it teaches you to think through an argument and present it to someone.
In practice, I find that if I don't format something as a bulleted/numbered list, nobody is going to look at it.
- Herring 1y agoI'm sympathetic. It's like if code isn't color-coded and properly indented, I'm just not reading it.
- snoman 1y ago> In practice, I find that if I don't format something as a bulleted/numbered list, nobody is going to look at it. I’m one of those people, if I’m honest. If I’m reading for work, I want the minimum words necessary to get the point across. I’m looking for information, not a story. If I’m reading for enjoyment though, it’s another thing entirely.
- bitwize 1y agoNow we're in the era of: Alice: Hey ChatGPT, please take this bullet list of points and turn it into a polite, but assertive and persuasive, email to Bob. Bob: Hey, ChatGPT, please take Alice's email and turn it into a succinct list of bullet points.
- tonyedgecombe 1y agoI was always surprised when my customers read past the first item in a list.
- Nasrudith 1y agoThe funny thing was that in school they taught us not to read the standardized tests but to scan and skim them. Which would fit well into a satire of standardized testing.