A Rhetorical Analysis Of Simplicity By William Zinsser

All writers write for an audience. Too often however, they write for the wrong audience. Most authors compose papers with the intent to amaze their boos or teacher. Others ovoid their main point, so they do not offend their readers. Papers like these are missing one crucial element, simplicity. As a writer, William Zinsser stresses the criticalness of simplicity in writing. His passion in shown in a twenty-three-paragraph article titled Simplicity. Although this article is informative, even as a professional writer, William Zinsser’s paper contains errors. What’s informative about this article? As I was reading through Simplicity I noticed many interesting and true statements. Writers make a habit out of using unnecessary words. These words are often used to “woo” the reader. Mr. Zinsser states many times that “clear thinking becomes thing becomes clear writing”, and once the reader it is very hard to lure him back in. Cutting out needless words assists readers in understanding any papers focus. Writers do not share their opinions bluntly. Instead they ovoid their main points to be sure they will not offend the readers. If you believe something, state it. If you state it, prove it. Don’t ovoid the subject and

Zinsser’s article is titled Simplicity. Decluttering, however, is the main topic of this article. Although simplicity and decluttering share similarities, they are not the same thing. Cutting out needless words and stripping down sentences is not the only way to simplify a sentence. To simplify - make easy to understand or do. Mr. Zinsser speaks as if cutting out words is the only way to simplify a paper. However, we know this is not true. If I am trying to explain or describe something in my paper cutting out words will not help. Instead by adding adjectives or adverbs, a paper becomes more detailed and easier to understand. Mr. Zinsser should change his tile to where it fits his paper, or add that simplicity does not always mean obliterating