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Analysis Of Simplicity By William Zinsser

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In his essay,“Simplicity,” author, William Zinsser reveals a solution to cluttered writing and provides examples as to how “clutter” is detrimental to both the writer and his audience. Zinsser suggests that writers strip their writing down to its “cleanest components” to avoid confusing or losing the interest of their readers. He adopts an instructive tone to aid students and writers on how to eliminate verbose language. In paragraph two, William uses a series of rhetorical questions in order to reel in active readers and contemplate about their ideas as well as connect them back to his own. He begins the paragraph with three rhetorical questions: “Who can understand the viscous language…?”, “What member… can decipher a brochure…?”, and “What
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