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by KagomeShuko on March 27th, 2007

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Why should you eschew obfuscation?

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  • by iwnit on October 7th, 2007

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    It would be better not just to eschew obfuscation, but also to espouse elucidation!

    1) "The philosopher Paul Grice proposed four conversational maxims that arise from the pragmatics of natural language. These maxims are:

    - Maxim of Quality: Truth
    Do not say what you believe to be false.
    Do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence.

    - Maxim of Quantity: Information
    Make your contribution as informative as is required for the current purposes of the exchange.
    Do not make your contribution more informative than is required.

    - Maxim of Relation: Relevance
    Be relevant.

    - Maxim of Manner: Clarity
    Avoid obscurity of expression. ("Eschew obfuscation")
    Avoid ambiguity.
    Be brief ("avoid unnecessary prolixity").
    Be orderly.

    These maxims may be better understood as describing the assumptions listeners normally make about the way speakers will talk, rather than prescriptions for how one ought to talk."
    Source and further information:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gricean_maxim


    2) Further information:
    "eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation"
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschew_obfuscation

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  • by Johnny Cache on October 7th, 2007

    Johnny Cache

    Because, even when the intention is facetious, adumbrate prolixity can be vexatious and incommodious. :-p

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  • by Vampyre Bat on October 7th, 2007

    Vampyre Bat

    Because clarity is the summit of expression.

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  • by siberiankiss on October 7th, 2007

    siberiankiss

    Because my 11th grade English teacher told me to. Seriously.

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  • by caramels_mum on March 27th, 2007

    caramels_mum

    i dont. know but i think cream would clear it up

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  • by Friartuck on March 27th, 2007

    Friartuck

    I wouldn't necessarily - sometimes it is useful to cover things up, make them deliberately hard to find or understand...

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  • by Ruby Doomsday on October 7th, 2007

    Ruby Doomsday

    ummm...

    Gesundheit!

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  • by Amorphous Blob on October 7th, 2007

    Amorphous Blob

    Um... for better digestion?

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  • by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on October 7th, 2007

    Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today

    For clarity's sake.

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