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		saltwatercowboy 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Good Writing Perhaps one sniff test for bad writing is presence of a link to the Wikipedia page for rhetoric.

antirez 7 months ago [–]

Pontiggia sometimes explained parts of other writers just using rethoric figures, and showing how their application provided new insights into things and concepts.

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