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To make the article more interesting to read you should've put the ending at the beginning (Barking up the wrong tree). Now while reading what you wrote I am t
by mosselman 13y ago
To make the article more interesting to read you should've put the ending at the beginning (Barking up the wrong tree). Now while reading what you wrote I am trying to guess where it is heading. If you'd have written it reversed it would be more compelling and convincing.
Newspapers do the same thing; they write what is most important at the top and add details and examples further into the article.
Good thought and interesting examples though. :)
- ghaff 13y ago>Newspapers do the same thing; they write what is most important at the top and add details and examples further into the article. Inverted pyramid (this style of newspaper writing) has historical roots. The idea was that a typeset story--often wire service copy--could be (literally) cut off at just about any arbitrary paragraph break to fit in the available space.
- rcthompson 13y agoInteresting. The writing style was dictated by the constraints of newspaper layout and the technology's limited ability to meet those constraints. Does that mean that this writing style is obsolete now, or are there other reasons to prefer it?
- Haul4ss 13y agoOne big reason is that it gives people the most important info they need up front. If they care about details, they can keep reading.
- mcguire 13y agoThe modern world is not so terribly different. Most modern readers probably won't make it past the first paragraph.