your writing signals values. being unaware of this doesn't mean you aren't signaling anything, just that your signals might be a jumbled mishmash. people are

your writing signals values. being unaware of this doesn't mean you aren't signaling anything, just that your signals might be a jumbled mishmash. people are unconsciously aware of this and respond better to more consistent works. This is what your english teacher was talking about when they said to eliminate everything that doesn't directly support your main idea. When trying to convince someone of something it often seems like a good idea to just toss any justifications we can think of out there and try to overwhelm them with sheer numbers.