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nowaypablo · 3814 days ago · link · · parent · post: Panic Over the ISIS Offensive in Iraq: "Everyone Should Take a Deep Breath."
Makes sense, thanks for clarifying. It just seemed like the way he made the claim was a hit-and-run like i said, but I hadn't read that deep into the rest of the article.
ghostoffuffle · 3814 days ago · link ·
It's kind of a wonky publication- the author seems to be operating under the assumption that his audience already has a firm background on the Iraq situation, which means that the points are less than developed at times. In any event, I seem to remember from my high school English classes that in expository writing you're NEVER supposed to assume that your audience knows as much about anything as you do, and you're supposed to clarify everything. So it's kinda his bad.