Have you ever tried to read a math textbook that cherishes being short and concise? They're nigh unreadable unless you already know everything in them.
When you're discussing simple concepts that people have an intuitive grasp of, then brevity is better. When there's an inferential distance involved, not so much.
Have you ever tried to read a math textbook that cherishes being short and concise? They're nigh unreadable unless you already know everything in them.
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