Words in capital
Once we have a clear grasp of where we live in the sense of the environment in which we make decisions, we come face to face with a heavy responsibility: WE MUST ASSERT RATIONAL CONTROL OF OUR BELIEFS AND CONCLU-
SIONS. THE ALTERNATIVE IS BEING THE MENTAL SLAVE OF WHOEVER IMPRESSES OUR SYSTEM 1 BRAIN.
Critical Thinking teaches you skills and attitudes that make you proud to have rationally discovered answers that make sense to you. Critical think-ing encourages you to listen to and learn from others, while at the same time
weighing the quality of what others say. In this regard, you are learning that we must depend on others, but only selectively. Critical thinking thereby liberates you, empowering you to be the supervisor of who you are becoming.
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The above words are from a book named "Asking Right Questions". I learnt it is impolite to use words in capital because that means shouting in writing etiquette. I don't understand why the American authors would use them in the book where it is not even a title or subtitle. Why didn't they use the words in bold?
Would anyone please explain this? Thanks!
Top answer
Capitals are used here for strong emphasis. This is tolerable in small doses. A book that repeatedly capitalises chunks of text for emphasis would quickly become annoying (to me, anyway).
- Capitals are used here for strong emphasis.
- This is tolerable in small doses.
- A book that repeatedly capitalises chunks of text for emphasis would quickly become annoying (to me, anyway).
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Capitals are used here for strong emphasis. This is tolerable in small doses. A book that repeatedly capitalises chunks of text for emphasis would quickly become annoying (to me, anyway).
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