# The nonsense of style: Academic writing should be scrupulous not stylish

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The piece argues that academic writing should prioritise scrupulous argument, explicit structure, and manageable sentence length over fashionable stylistic advice.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 17 January 2021

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## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 17 January 2021
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: academic-writing, writing, style, readability.

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