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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That doesn’t take away from the fact that the Stanford campus is undeniably grim now. [/quote]
My friends and I have clerked for judges who are instantly skeptical when encountering briefs with arguments relying on adjectives like very, undoubtedly, obviously, etc.

"Undeniably grim" is a red flag for your credibility, and so is claiming as "fact" something that's subjective.[/quote]

DCUM maxim: The worst and most baseless opinions are often delivered with the most hyperbolic confidence.[/quote]
DCUM maxim: lawyers, judges and, especially, persnickety law clerks can’t write. Also, never put a comma before etc. Tell your friends.[/quote]

Let's do a little pedantic copyediting for fun: (1) You're missing a serial comma after "judges," (2) the clause following the colon should begin with a capitalized "Lawyers" since it's part of a complete sentence, and (3) commas go before "etc." when the "etc." is the last item in a list of three or more items (refer to mistake no. 1). I think all of this is covered by Strunk & White if you want to cite check me.[/quote]
No, commas should never go before etc. Why? Read it aloud; it never has a pause. The Oxford comma should never be used to surround “and” — it’s super awkward. And E.B. White ain’t no good writer either. Dude writes about pigs, and came out with his flawed style guide a century ago. But you would know this if you understood that good writing does not come from a book; it’s not something to be “looked up” (unless you’re a lawyer). [/quote]

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