Quote by James Thurber

In an extensive reading of recent books by psychologists, psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, and inspirationalists, I have discovered that they all suffer from one or more of these expression-complexes: italicizing, capitalizing, exclamation-pointing, multiple-interrogating, and itemizing. These are all forms of what the psychos themselves would call, if they faced their condition frankly, Rhetorical-Over-Compensation.

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Summary

This quote humorously criticizes the writing styles of professionals in the field of psychology and self-help. The author suggests that these experts tend to overuse certain rhetorical techniques, such as italicizing, capitalizing, exclamation points, multiple interrogation marks, and itemizing. The author playfully labels this tendency as "Rhetorical-Over-Compensation," implying that these professionals may be trying to compensate for something by employing these excessive writing techniques.

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By James Thurber

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