– the observations that the statement is a fact and that readers are its audience are redundant, and it is unnecessary to repeat the word "arguments" in the sentence.
[4] "Laconic" speech or writing refers to the pithy bluntness that the Laconian people of ancient Greece were reputedly known for.
[5] In linguistic research, there have been approaches to analyze the level of succinctness of texts using semantic analysis.
This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.Joseph M. Williams's Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace suggests six principles for concision:[8] Concision is taught to students at all levels.
[12] In an influential study by educational psychologist Richard E. Mayer and others, succinctness of textbook and lecture content was linked to better understanding of the material.