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I really enjoyed reading "How to Say Nothing in 500 Words," I thought it was an easy read. Paul Roberts did an extremely great job at catching the readers attention and keeping it. He used humor as his tone of voice which was very unique in an article like this. He found a funny way to teach writers the do's and don't of writing. One part of the content that stood out to me was to avoid the obvious content. When required to pick a side and persuade the reader, is to start out by writing down all the examples of evidence to side with your opinion. After that, cross those out and think of completely different arguments that are not the cliche and redundant. Think from a different perspective and find unique supporting details and examples that
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