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Re:When did writing in major newspapers become so bad? by alisonkisk on Monday March 08, 2021 @12:45PM (#26388864)
What was the sneaky premise?

A premise is a hypothesis. We don't explicitly tag all our premises; it's up to the reader to decide if they agree with the premises.

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Re:When did writing in major newspapers become so bad? by kevan on Monday March 08, 2021 @01:45PM (#26389783)
Fair, it wasn't a great example.

>We don't explicitly tag all our premises

True but we should aim to tag more of them in business writing. It's helpful to clearly state them so 1. You as the writer are crystal clear on the assumptions you're making, and 2. if there's any disagreement on premises you can resolve it before you spend any time discussing which course of action to take.

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