tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post2253545296492281942..comments2024-03-27T06:25:29.002-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: `How Words Are Best Used'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-37167135552598315792015-12-28T10:22:29.454-06:002015-12-28T10:22:29.454-06:00“Clear prose is symptomatic of clear thinking,” an...“Clear prose is symptomatic of clear thinking,” and its corollary: “Muddled writing betrays muddled thinking.”<br /><br />Doesn't this mean that, in a sense, a good prose writer has to have the virtues of a good philosopher first. He has to be able to clarify his ideas in order to convey them before attempting to write them down. This means that he should not concentrate on the words he uses as an end in themselves but see them as a means to an end. What is the true end he seeks? To carry on the discourse.Subbuteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263202102536057266noreply@blogger.com