Friday, 5 April 2019

writing - The use of words such as "clearly", "obviously" etc. in a technical paper


Is there any hidden rule for using the words "clearly", "obviously" or similar ones in a technical paper? It can be offensive to the readers in many cases (especially in mathematical proofs), since the reader may not find it "clear" or "obvious". But does that mean that we should completely avoid the use of these words?





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