Abstract versus Concrete Detail

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Abstract versus Concrete Detail

• Remember its almost always better to use
  concrete rather than abstract detail!
• Abstract detail this means the detail is
  general, vague, and unspecified, so it tends not
  to prove your point very well.
• For example, there are many problems that we
  might address right here on earth, rather than
  going to Mars.

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Concrete Detail

• Concrete Detail This is evidence that is
  specific, tangible, and precise.
• For example, because we have serious problems
  right here on earth, such as homelessness, a
  federal budget that is already hundreds of
  billions of dollars awash in red ink, and a war
  on terror, were better off solving those
  problems than taking on the task of going to Mars.