Developing Critical Thinking
Critical thinking is essential to good decision-making. Learn these four skills to help you become a more effective critical thinker.
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Eliminate Hedging Words
“Words such as rather, pretty, very, and little are the leeches that infest the body of prose, sucking the blood of words. We should all try to do a little better, we should all be very watchful of this rule, for it is a rather important one and we are pretty sure to violate it now and then.”
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More Tortured Idioms: The 800-Pound Gorilla in the Room
As Mark Twain said, “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.” In the hum of daily speech, people may misunderstand a phrase without realizing that they have misunderstood it. Then they prance merrily through life, saying and writing things like “in the
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Never Say This! Phrases to Avoid in Business Writing
Avoid annoying your readers by eliminating these problem phrases.
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Writing Subject Lines That Get a Response
Your subject line largely determines whether your readers open your email. If the subject line doesn’t grab them, you can forget about your email being read. The average businessperson receives over 121 emails a day. Some people receive several hundred emails daily. Dealing with email takes up to 11 hours a week for most workers — and much longer for others.
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