Is Simple Dumbing Down? The Science That’ll Change How You Write

I’ve been getting the same criticism for 20 years. It happened again last week. I was writing about the importance of keeping communication simple. Using simple phrases and short sentences. When I received this strong objection: You’ll end up with uneducated and lazy readers…writing about serious ideas can’t be written like a first grader. It sounds plausible doesn’t it? If you are writing heavy content it’s hard to see how it can be boiled down to easy-to-read, simplistic phrases. Readers need to work hard if they are serious about learning. Won’t I be seen as an intellectual lightweight if my sentences are short? No writer wants to dumb down their content. <a href="https://writingcooperative.com/is-simple-dumbing-down-the-science-thatll-change-how-you-write-b41bb0285e63">Website</a>