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==== Paragraphs ==== | ==== Paragraphs ==== | ||
Paragraphs should be short enough to be readable, but long enough to develop an idea. Overly long paragraphs should be split up, as long as the cousin paragraphs keep the idea in focus. | Paragraphs should be short enough to be readable, but long enough to develop an idea. Overly long paragraphs should be split up, as long as the cousin paragraphs keep the idea in focus. | ||
One-sentence paragraphs are unusually emphatic, and should be used sparingly. Articles should rarely, if ever, consist solely of such paragraphs. | One-sentence paragraphs are unusually emphatic, and should be used sparingly. Articles should rarely, if ever, consist solely of such paragraphs. | ||
Some paragraphs are really tables or lists in disguise. | Some paragraphs are really tables or lists in disguise. | ||
==== Headings ==== | ==== Headings ==== | ||
