Totally agree. The reason is simple: you can&#x27;t count on the goodwill of your audience, you have to write in a defensive manner expecting an adversarial audience (at least the reviewers, probably the people you have in mind when you write your paper; but possibly beyond). See this: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;chronicle.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;Why-Academics-Writing-Stinks&#x2F;148989" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;chronicle.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;Why-Academics-Writing-Stinks&#x2F;14...</a>