The whole premise of the pith method is based on a mirror image. Can you spot it? (OK, it's easy: I put both sides of the figurative mirror in italic on page 17.) The mirror image serves me as an illustration: the figure preceded the thought.
I love the mirror image for its ability to show things in reverse. It's a great mind-opening exercise. Take a political opinion and see if you can't mirror-image it. Extra points if it's an opinion you yourself hold, and if your figure upends that opinion.
Word Hero Chapter Two
The whole premise of the pith method is based on a mirror image. Can you spot it? (OK, it's easy: I put both sides of the figurative mirror in italic on page 17.) The mirror image serves me as an illustration: the figure preceded the thought.
I love the mirror image for its ability to show things in reverse. It's a great mind-opening exercise. Take a political opinion and see if you can't mirror-image it. Extra points if it's an opinion you yourself hold, and if your figure upends that opinion.