5 Types of Fallacies You Don't Realize You're Using in Your Writing

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The Grammar Girl Week in Review 5 Types of Fallacies You Don't Realize You're Using in Your Writing The key to writing a strong argument is logic. Even writers who typically have sound logic, however, can fall into illogical conclusions when they are passionate about a topic and use unsound arguments—typically referred to as fallacies. Here are a few tips for identifying the most common fallacies in writing and how to avoid them...Read More 08/04/2016 10:06pm View           Order of Adjectives A listener asked me to talk about the proper order of adjectives, and I apologize. I can’t find the original message, so I’m not sure who it was from. But I remembered that you asked! Most native English speakers instinctively put adjectives in the right order in sentences without giving it much thought. You just know that, even though they both sound icky...Read More 08/04/2016 7:01pm View               FROM QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS Get More Grammar Girl Visit the website. Subscribe to the Grammar Girl podcast at iTunes or via RSS. Find Grammar Girl books, gear, and more at the Quick and Dirty Tips store. Have Questions? Search the Quick and Dirty Tips website. We have more than 600 articles about grammar and language. There's a good chance your question has already been covered.                 Best wishes, (and the Quick and Dirty Tips Team)                 Want more tips? If this was forwarded to you by a friend and you'd like to receive future tips, you can sign up here. Please don't use the subscribe/unsubscribe link at the bottom of the page because this will overwrite your friend's subscription. (If this came directly to you, you can use the subscribe/unsubscribe link below to manage your subscription.)                 FOLLOW ME

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