Example Of Syntactical Ambiguity

Nevertheless, the most complex level of usage that McCrimmon discusses is the formal level of usage. One point of the formal structure is that the sentences are “relatively long and involved” (193). The sentences in scholarly articles typically follow rules, which makes them more difficult to read than other types of writing. Further, these writings also use “extensive vocabulary” (193). There are often words that most people would not know the meaning of unless they are professionals in that field. In addition, sentences in the formal level “make no attempt to establish

How should the needs and expectations of your reader affect the structure of your writing? Why does it matter?

effective because it allows the reader to envision the workspace. “Grammar is not just a pain in

After identifying the basic structure of a message, a critical thinker must ask, “What words or phrases are ambiguous?” (p. 40) An ambiguous word or phrase is one that has multiple possible meanings. Ambiguous words or phrases in an argument create the need for clarification of the meaning before a reader can fully evaluate the argument.

ambiguity which, once resolved, leads the contemplator to the same conclusion as I do that in fact,

     Chapter seven begins by explaining an example that would make the case against using ambiguity. In fact, the title of chapter seven is “Avoid Ambiguity”. While it is true that vague statements leave questions unanswered, the traditional idea behind gathering information is to find specific details and clear communicated

she means and it makes the reader think about what she actually means. So if you are

Here, the text clarifies to readers a

I wasn’t sure how best to express the idea in the headline, so I wrote several versions:

The author is constantly bringing up things like accused, possibility and allegedly. When news reporters are writing a report they usually use defines instead of speculations. This seems to suggest the author does not wish to take

This shows Ambiguity/Uncertainty.

According to Browne and Stuart (2018), ambiguity refers to the existence of multiple possible meanings for a word or phrase. There are several ways a writer can do to decrease the likelihood that any ambiguous words or phrases are detracting from the communication. They are as follows: locate key terms or phrases in the issue and conclusion and define and or explain them; locate key terms or phrases in the reason and define and or explain them; and identify abstract words in the core argument. The more abstract the word, the more likely the author will need to clarify it (Browne & Stuart,

The author of Skellig, David Almond uses a lot of ambiguity in the book. Ambiguity makes the reader want to read more and find out the ending/solution. Skellig is an ambiguous character of the book, and his very slowly revealed; even at the end his identity turns out to be very vague. One of the examples in the book is “He was lying there in the darkness behind the tea chests, in the dust and dirt. It was as if he’d been there forever.”

Another scene in which imagery creates ambiguity is when Richard realizes that he must tell his oldest son Dickey. All the other kids in the family have been informed about the separating. As Richard and Judith discuss the impending process of Richard telling Dickie about their separating and the act is described with “these words set before him a black mountain in the darkness” (Page). Richard informs his first three children with relative ease, but when he has to tell Dickie it is described in great difficulty.

Based on the use of language,the kinds of adjustments that I can make about is that the whole time while he was talking to Sonia, his actions towards her screamed out what social sciences call, the “horns effect.” A negative judgement about a person based off of your first impression of them. mick continues to talk to Sonya very pushy. And most of the time she listens silently. Which is a nonverbal cue that she doesn't want to talk to him or see him. His syntax is the workings of a jerk. For instance telling the waiter “Hey, honey, bring me a cup of this, would ya?” Also by saying hey baby, don't forget about that coffee. Nother judgment about Nick is that he has poor listening skills. Sonya tells him more than once that she would like to be