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Good writers vs bad writers

Chuck Detling
Chuck Detling

Good writers consider their audience, state their main point up front, and take a clear position while addressing alternative views. They organize their writing with structure, use transition words, and tailor the argument to the reader's questions. Bad writers fail to consider purpose and audience, bury the main point, and remain ambiguous or entrenched without addressing other perspectives. They also lack structure, transitions, and tailoring to the reader.

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Good vs Bad Writing Good Writers make sure to: Bad Writers, on the other hand: 1 Always consider their audience before beginning a writing project. Give little thought to why they are writing, who they are writing to, or what they hope to accomplish. 2 Never bury the lead. Torture their reader by not making their point until late in their writing, if at all. 3 Always take a position when writing persuasively while also addressing counter arguments. Either never get o鍖 the fence or become so entrenched in their opinion that they fail to adequately address other points of view. 4 Organize their writing by e鍖ectively using headings, subheadings, and topic sentences. Present their reader with no sign posts signaling where their argument is heading or why the reader should care. 5 Use transition words and phrases to tie their argument together. Dont take the time to make sure that their argument 鍖ows. 6 Organize the structure of their argument around their readers likely questions. Use a boilerplate structure usually revolving around their authoritative cases. 7 Ruthlessly cut needless words. Fill their writing with passive verbs, prepositions, adverbs, and bloated phrases. 8 Use colorful words like plunged,pluck, and thwart. Fail to bring their story and argument to life by using wilted and shriveled prose. 9 Understand grammatical rules and conventions but are not entirely beholden to them. Are unreasonably pedantic for someone who doesnt know what pedantic means. 10 Realize that good writing takes hard work. Don't realize that their writing is bad.

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Good writers vs bad writers

  • 1. Good vs Bad Writing Good Writers make sure to: Bad Writers, on the other hand: 1 Always consider their audience before beginning a writing project. Give little thought to why they are writing, who they are writing to, or what they hope to accomplish. 2 Never bury the lead. Torture their reader by not making their point until late in their writing, if at all. 3 Always take a position when writing persuasively while also addressing counter arguments. Either never get o鍖 the fence or become so entrenched in their opinion that they fail to adequately address other points of view. 4 Organize their writing by e鍖ectively using headings, subheadings, and topic sentences. Present their reader with no sign posts signaling where their argument is heading or why the reader should care. 5 Use transition words and phrases to tie their argument together. Dont take the time to make sure that their argument 鍖ows. 6 Organize the structure of their argument around their readers likely questions. Use a boilerplate structure usually revolving around their authoritative cases. 7 Ruthlessly cut needless words. Fill their writing with passive verbs, prepositions, adverbs, and bloated phrases. 8 Use colorful words like plunged,pluck, and thwart. Fail to bring their story and argument to life by using wilted and shriveled prose. 9 Understand grammatical rules and conventions but are not entirely beholden to them. Are unreasonably pedantic for someone who doesnt know what pedantic means. 10 Realize that good writing takes hard work. Don't realize that their writing is bad.