As an analyst, I perfected the art of defensive writing. We had to. Everyone has a vested interest in everything you say. Every way that situations were described, every opinion of what approaches or technologies will&#x2F;won&#x27;t work, every product rating, every everything. If not a financial vested interest, then an affinity interest. In the editorial process, we often talked about &quot;hardening&quot; or &quot;bulletproofing&quot; the writing so it could withstand the slings and arrows of relentless criticism.