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1. Signposting

1. Signposting

This refers to the habit of saying what you’re going to say, saying it, and then saying what you’ve said.

One way to introduce a topic without signposting is to open with a question. Observe the following example:

This chapter discusses the factors that cause names to rise and fall in popularity.

vs.

What makes a name rise and fall in popularity?

The art of classic prose is to signpost sparingly, as we do in conversation, and with a minimum of metadiscourse.

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