Interesting discussion of epistemic status at the end. I like the intellectual honesty behind it, but your point that they are now internalized also makes sense.
On the part about writing while thinking of the audience, I want to recommend the best book about writing I ever read: Writing with Style, by John Trimble. Although it’s not perfect, a writing book that start by explaining the thought process of experimented writers, and how it differ from the one of the novice, is just amazingly useful.
I’ll let Trimble the last words:
Books on writing tend to be windy, boring, and impractical. I intend this one to be different—short, fun, and genuinely useful.
Interesting discussion of epistemic status at the end. I like the intellectual honesty behind it, but your point that they are now internalized also makes sense.
On the part about writing while thinking of the audience, I want to recommend the best book about writing I ever read: Writing with Style, by John Trimble. Although it’s not perfect, a writing book that start by explaining the thought process of experimented writers, and how it differ from the one of the novice, is just amazingly useful.
I’ll let Trimble the last words: