DocumentCode
1519383
Title
Lead your ACE: Accuracy, clarity, and effectiveness in technical writing
Author
Corey, Jim
Author_Institution
Humanities Department at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801
Issue
1
fYear
1983
fDate
3/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
13
Lastpage
14
Abstract
Accuracy, clarity, and efffectiveness are basic qualities of good technical writing. If there is conflict in accommodating all three simultaneously, or when stylistic choices are being considered, writers should not sacrifice accuracy for clarity nor accuracy and clarity for effectiveness. The priority of accommodation is accuracy, clarity, effectiveness: ACE.
Keywords
Accuracy; Dictionaries; Helium; Planets; Visualization;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0361-1434
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPC.1983.6448654
Filename
6448654
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