I2 INTRODUCTION Here we use style to mean something between those ex- tremes.It will be a positive term,and while we speak of errors in style,we don't speak of"bad styles."On the other hand, we understand "style"to include many ways of writing,each appropriate for some purposes,less so for others.There is no one style,some ideal manner of writing at which all of us should aim.Style is flexible,capable of almost endless varia- tion.But one thing style is not:it is not a superficial fanciness brushed over the basic ideas.Rather than the gilding,style is the deep essence of writing. For Practice Selecting one of the topics you listed at the end of Chapter 1. work up a paragraph of 150 to 200 words.Before you begin to write,think about possible strategies of organization and tone.Or- ganization involves(1)how you analyze your topic,the parts into which you divide it,and (2)the order in which you present these parts and how you tie them together.Tone means(1)how you feel about your subject-angry,amused,objective,and so on;(2)how you regard your reader-in a formal or an informal relationship; and(3)how you present yourself. When you have the paragraph in its final shape,on a separate sheet of paper compose several sentences explaining what strate- gies you followed in organizing your paragraph and in aiming for a particular tone,and why you thought these would be appropriate.12 INTRODUCTION Here we use style to mean something between those ex￾tremes. It will be a positive term, and while we speak of errors in style, we don't speak of "bad styles." On the other hand, we understand "style" to include many ways of writing, each appropriate for some purposes, less so for others. There is no one style, some ideal manner of writing at which all of us should aim. Style is flexible, capable of almost endless varia￾tion. But one thing style is not: it is not a superficial fanciness brushed over the basic ideas. Rather than the gilding, style is the deep essence of writing. For Practice t> Selecting one of the topics you listed at the end of Chapter 1, work up a paragraph of 150 to 200 words. Before you begin to write, think about possible strategies of organization and tone. Or￾ganization involves (1) how you analyze your topic, the parts into which you divide it, and (2) the order in which you present these parts and how you tie them together. Tone means (1) how you feel about your subject—angry, amused, objective, and so on; (2) how you regard your reader—in a formal or an informal relationship; and (3) how you present yourself. When you have the paragraph in its final shape, on a separate sheet of paper compose several sentences explaining what strate￾gies you followed in organizing your paragraph and in aiming for a particular tone, and why you thought these would be appropriate