Is it possible to overcommunicate? For example, in Chapter 4 you learned to avoid leading questions, which might suggest an answer. Can you think of other examples, like newspaper headlines, where “less is more”?

What will be an ideal response?

Students should be able to think of many examples. To get the ball rolling, you might suggest examples such as giving clear, concise directions to a lost traveler; preparing executive summaries for a busy manager; and writing a slogan for a bumper sticker. In a well-known example, a person says “I asked him what time it was, and he explained how to build a clock.”