Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2003
Abstract
As writing teachers, we frequently witness the mystery of how writing and re-writing clarifies thinking. We teach our students to let the writing process show them the gaps in their reasoning. As student edit, they learn that paring away the superfluous allows us to see the line and structure of the argument. When a section or sentence “won’t write,” it is often because we are trying to ignore a flaw in our understanding. Form is related to content. The attempt to simplify out message teaches us what is it we have to say.
Publication Citation
AALS Sec. on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Res. Newsl., Spring 2003, at 8.
Recommended Citation
Pollman, Terrill, "Further Thoughts on Better Writing" (2003). Scholarly Works. 502.
https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/facpub/502