Wikipedia:Vagueness

This essay describes ways in which writing is often considered to be vague, and then discusses strategies to avoid such problems and fix affected articles.

In John McCain's article: Wrong: Palin was picked as his running mate.

Better: Katherine uncovered that the oil refinery was contaminating the nearby lake with waste, possibly for decades.

When describing quantities of things, repetitions of events, or trying to convey statistical information in prose, specify the unit.

In the hands of those with more sinister intents, vague words can currently be used to make articles that are readable enough to impart wrong or biased information but confusing enough to prevent readers from questioning the reliability or factuality of the article.

Evil – Wikipedians often use vague words and phrases in their incorrect and biased articles. Be on the lookout.