FILE 01.02
// MANIFESTO / THESES
THE TWELVE, FOR CITING
> Each thesis is a sentence you may borrow. The doctrine did not ask permission. Neither must you.
No.
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Generic prose is a tax on the reader's attention. The tax is regressive.
No.
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02
A sentence that could be held by anyone is being held by no one.
No.
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03
The adjective that survives deletion was load-bearing. The rest were not.
No.
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04
The em-dash is a hinge. Hinges bear weight. Breaths do not.
No.
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05
A tapestry is a wall hanging. It is not "of solutions."
No.
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06
"In conclusion" precedes a conclusion. The absence of one is the absence of the phrase.
No.
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07
The model averages. The writer chooses. Choose.
No.
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08
Specificity is the only proof of attention. Vagueness is its absence.
No.
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09
A landscape is a place. It is not "today's." It is not "fast-paced."
No.
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10
The reader will remember the line that survived editing — not the line that was polished.
No.
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11
"Resonates deeply" is the death of resonance. Name the chord. Name the room.
No.
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12
If any model could have written it, every model already has. Write the line only you can.
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