How would you respond to essays that are substantially or mostly in the form of bullet-points, lists, tables, and other information organization methods besides prose? (Prior discussion here, here, and here, to get a sense of why I’m interested in doing this.)
The details and execution probably matter a lot, but in general I’m fine with bullet-point writing. I would, however, find it hard to engage with an essay that was mostly tables with little prose explaining the relevance of the tables.
How would you respond to essays that are substantially or mostly in the form of bullet-points, lists, tables, and other information organization methods besides prose? (Prior discussion here, here, and here, to get a sense of why I’m interested in doing this.)
Hi Nicholas,
The details and execution probably matter a lot, but in general I’m fine with bullet-point writing. I would, however, find it hard to engage with an essay that was mostly tables with little prose explaining the relevance of the tables.
OK, thanks! Also, after more consideration and object-level thinking about the questions, I will probably write a good bit of prose anyway.