I think Robin has won this argument. Removing rhetorical flourishes makes the post easier to criticise in the comments section. You shouldn’t be deliberately trying to make your statements more or less persuasive, just say what you want to say as clear as you can and let other contributors thrash it out in the comments. That is probably part of Robin’s point about the importance of academic style: it makes peer-review easier.
I think Robin has won this argument. Removing rhetorical flourishes makes the post easier to criticise in the comments section. You shouldn’t be deliberately trying to make your statements more or less persuasive, just say what you want to say as clear as you can and let other contributors thrash it out in the comments. That is probably part of Robin’s point about the importance of academic style: it makes peer-review easier.