At 05:47 PM 8/15/2002 -0400, Randi128 at aol.com wrote: >Sloppy writing indicates sloppy thinking? > > >Not always. Sometimes it represents a poor vocabulary or a poor education. >Sometimes it represents an individule who does not take the time to phrase >their reply well. I know several doctors who cannot write their way out of a >paper bag, yet their clinical reasoning skills and diagnostic prowess are >phenomenal. No sloppy thinking there. Unless I am misunderstanding you, this seems to support the point you are trying to refute. When engaged in clinical reasoning, a different language is used--a language in which they have skills, and can thus use effectively. When engaged in reasoning which requires verbal language, they do not have the skill, and thus do not think clearly. Those without education or who have a poor vocabulary are limited in their ability to engage in the sort of thought that uses verbal language--or, to put it another way, they tend to think sloppily.