Writing is not the only way to explore ideas, but it often reveals new insights regardless of other exploration methods

Negation: Writing is the only way to explore ideas, and it does not often reveal new insights regardless of other exploration methods 0 0 0

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If it is true that...

Writing about a well-known subject can still lead to new insights and learning 1 0 2

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A significant portion of knowledge is unconscious and may only surface when attempting to explain it 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Writing is not the only way to explore ideas, but it often reveals new insights regardless of other exploration methods 1 0 2

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Writing about a topic often reveals gaps in one's understanding of it 1 0 2 The act of expressing ideas through writing can change those ideas 1 0 2 Writing about a well-known subject can still lead to new insights and learning 1 0 2 Expressing ideas through speech can also be a test of understanding, but writing generally presents a stricter challenge 1 0 2 Writing requires effort and diligence to be effective as a tool for exploring and refining ideas 1 0 2 If writing makes ideas more precise and complete, then those who have not written about a topic may not have fully formed ideas on it 1 0 2 Putting ideas into words can generate new ideas 1 0 2 Exploring different topics can generate more new ideas 1 0 2 New ideas often seem obvious once they are seen, but require changing the way one looks at the world to be discovered 1 0 2 Overlooked ideas can be discovered by working from what's obscuring them 1 0 2