I strongly doubt it and I don&#x27;t think you&#x27;ve worked in an engineering environment if you think this is true.<p>This document is written as a credible engineering analysis of a distinct problem and uses extremely strong terms.  It isn&#x27;t addressed to the general public, or an article on Buzzfeed, it is an interdepartmental memo from an engineer signed by his manager to the Vice President of Engineering.<p>Your example of &quot;clear writing&quot; would have just made this engineer look hyperbolic and likely undermined the issue even more.  In a document like this, stating the physical problem up front <i>is</i> clear writing, and then, once the engineering problem is stated, he immediately states the possible outcome and then describes what he says as the management failure to allocate the appropriate resources, and how to fix it.<p>How it comes off to you as a layman doesn&#x27;t dictate whether or not this is good writing.  He wasn&#x27;t writing it to you.