Style

The "Approach to Style" section proved to be of great help. One of the early suggestions, to revise and rewrite, is a major suggestion I need to implement into my writing. It is a scary thing to go through a freshly written paper of your own, critquing and analyzing. I don't want to see all of my flaws, right?However, it is an extremely necessary component of writing. Another suggestion that I catch myself breaking often is avoiding the use of qualifiers. I seem to use them very often, in pretty much all of my writing; it's rather annoying. I'll type them out, notice them, then have to reword my sentences. It is one of those suggestions that is intuitive, but it doesn't hurt at all to have a constant reminder. Overwriting and explaining too much are two other suggestions that I am guilty of, and plan to pay special attention to when writing the persuasive paper.
  The suggestions to not explain too much can be counterintuitive. One might think that he needs to explain in depth to avoid any chance of misunderstanding. However, in over explaining a thought, or a scene, one can in turn create misunderstanding. Not overwriting is another potentially counterintuitive suggestion. The more the merrier, right? In this instance, not so much. It's all too easy to get carried away on the keyboard; it's an instant transfer from a person's mind, to a person's paper. The author gave a great example of overwriting, and was spot-on when he said it comes off egotistical. Appearing full of myself isn't a component I want in my writing.
  These suggestions will be in the front of my mind while writing this paper, with the book at my side. Also, extra close scrutiny will be implemented when revising. Every bit I've read in this book has helped tremendously.