Vagueness, Ambiguity, and Clarity in Writing
The two examples that I choose where: I was thrown from my truck as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch by a flock of wild turkeys.
Next Sunday a collection will be taken to help with the cost of the new altar. Anyone wanting to help to do something on the new altar can step forward and let the committee know.
When coming up with what was vague in the first excerpt, I came up with that anyone wanting to help to do something. This is vague because it is not revealing what they need done.
The ambiguous part of this excerpt is found i the grammar. It does not clearly state what type of collection has been arranged or for who has the collection was arranged for.
In the next excerpt the vague statement was I was thrown from my truck as it left the road. This is vague because it does not let the reader know who got thrown off the truck. Could he have been ejected or could someone have thrown him off the truck?
The ambiguous part of this excerpt was that it did not give any information about who the person was that was thrown from the truck.
When you are dealing with writings that are vague and ambiguous it can be hard to fully understand what the writer is trying to convey. It influences the way that a person reads and understands the material. This can affect the overall perception of the writing. For the audience to fully understand what you are trying to get across you need to make sure that you are using clear and precise sentences.
The relationship between critical thinking and clear writing is that you need to make sure that you are writing information that is clear and thought out. A good way to make sure that what you are writing is clear s to get al the information that you need before you even start writing. This will ensure that when you start writing you can use your critical thinking and make your argument a sound one. You want to make sure that what your reader is reading makes sense and is clear and precise.
Next Sunday a collection will be taken to help with the cost of the new altar. Anyone wanting to help to do something on the new altar can step forward and let the committee know.
When coming up with what was vague in the first excerpt, I came up with that anyone wanting to help to do something. This is vague because it is not revealing what they need done.
The ambiguous part of this excerpt is found i the grammar. It does not clearly state what type of collection has been arranged or for who has the collection was arranged for.
In the next excerpt the vague statement was I was thrown from my truck as it left the road. This is vague because it does not let the reader know who got thrown off the truck. Could he have been ejected or could someone have thrown him off the truck?
The ambiguous part of this excerpt was that it did not give any information about who the person was that was thrown from the truck.
When you are dealing with writings that are vague and ambiguous it can be hard to fully understand what the writer is trying to convey. It influences the way that a person reads and understands the material. This can affect the overall perception of the writing. For the audience to fully understand what you are trying to get across you need to make sure that you are using clear and precise sentences.
The relationship between critical thinking and clear writing is that you need to make sure that you are writing information that is clear and thought out. A good way to make sure that what you are writing is clear s to get al the information that you need before you even start writing. This will ensure that when you start writing you can use your critical thinking and make your argument a sound one. You want to make sure that what your reader is reading makes sense and is clear and precise.