: Long sentences contain a lot of opportunities for ambiguity, which is a potential source of intrinsic confusion. Even if you avoid the ambiguity trap, there is a less concrete issue: when you

Long sentences contain a lot of opportunities for ambiguity, which is a potential source of intrinsic confusion.

Even if you avoid the ambiguity trap, there is a less concrete issue: when you use a very complex sentence, you are making certain assumptions about the readers ability and willingness to pay attention. Look at it this way, if you are an expert on some subject and still have to concentrate to form a information dense sentence correctly, are your readers going to be able to grasp the whole idea in one pass? If not, you canâ€”and shouldâ€”make it easier for them.

The other side of the issue is that a few long, difficult sentences may contain more information in fewer words than a lot of short choppy sentences.

So, you need to judge your audience.

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