Checklist for making sure your writing is Atomic?
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Question:
Can someone please give me a list of things to check when reviewing a document to make sure that it is atomic.
Atomic?
Meaning that anyone can start reading at any section in a document and not have other portions of the document be dependent on some other portion of the document. (Unless it is explicitly stated within the section they are reading, to read another section)
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- All terms are defined within the section.
- Either no outside references or optional ones, or include the information so the reader doesn't have to reference anything.
- Any background or history necessary to understand the material in the section is included.
- If applicable, include a paragraph with predictions about the future of the material or potential uses.
- Optionally, any potential controversies or questions regarding the material are at least acknowledged, if not necessarily debunked.
As a final check, compile your document with random sections, hand off to a beta reader, and ask the reader if anything led to a term which wasn't defined. Re-compile with different sections, lather, rinse, repeat.
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