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Spencer Finkel's avatar

Even without a concrete example, I was able to cenceptualize what you mean by a mathematically rigorous system for how to write (and how to think). Apologies if this is reductionist but reducing the advise actually helps me a lot. Start with a positive definite claim, attack it, revise it, do that a few more times until the writing aligns with the opinion, then structure all the claims and context into an essay. The most important part being the starting point.

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Henrik Karlsson's avatar

I like that - I should probably work in a short summary like it.

Though I think you leave out what is perhaps more important than the starting point, which is the thing I call "unfolding." Maybe that is a bit vague here. Hopefully comes more alive in later parts (whenever they coalesce into a publishable form).

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