concepts · 6
- 01
Verbal And Nominal Style
Move a sentence between a verb style and a noun style on purpose, choosing how dense it should be.
- 02
Attributing A View Without Owning It
Present a view at a chosen distance from your own, so a both-views essay is genuinely balanced.
- 03
Compressing A Clause Into A Phrase
Turn a whole clause into a short phrase to vary your sentences without adding grammar risk.
- 04
Upgrading And Downgrading A Claim
Make a claim stronger or weaker without rewriting it, so you can defend it when challenged.
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Referring Back At Paragraph Scale
Refer back to a whole argument with one noun that also names what kind of argument it was.
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Review: The Choosing Is The Skill
All the ways of rephrasing from this chapter. Test yourself, and practise choosing the plainer form wherever it fits.