4 Writing Tips from Benjamin Franklin's Notes

"We hold these truths to be self evident"

Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant writer. From an early age, he trained himself in the art of rhetoric and composition by studying popular essays. His notes reveal a careful editor, with a talent for refining sentences to their most essential parts. In fact, Franklin’s suggested revisions for the Declaration of Independence are strokes of rhetorical genius.

Join me as I explore 4 writing tips gathered from Franklin’s notes.

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