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Philosophy of Style

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Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher and prominent social theorist of the Victorian era. In his work The Philosophy of Style he argues that written language should be as easy to understand as possible, allowing for the most effective and efficient possible communication. His suggestions for sentence structure supported ideas on formalist rhetoric.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 45 ● ISBN 9781775414841 ● Publisher The Floating Press ● Published 2009 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2415044 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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