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Umberto Eco’s Advice to Writers
“If we think that our reader is an idiot, we should not use rhetorical figures, but if we use them and feel the need to explain them, we are essentially calling the reader an idiot. In turn, he will take revenge by calling the author an idiot.”
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That was a great read. I have given feedback on and corrected scientific texts from high schoolers, and it's the exact same problems they have.