Paul Roberts, in "How to Say Nothing in 500," talks about the mistakes students often make while writing assignments. One of the biggest problems with students when writing papers is that they are too shy. Instead of thinking outside the box, they focus on common issues and simple, obvious answers to questions. To create a quality article, the writer must be willing to propose ideas that are not commonly used, otherwise you will bore the reader. Another common mistake is beating around the bush and getting to the point. Students are often under the false impression that loading simple sentences with extra words can improve an assignment, but they become victims of an assignment that is "a wolf in a sheep's skin." It means they are filling a document that isn't necessarily good with big words and phrases to make it look good. This is known as word stuffing. One of the most effective ways to improve an article is to incorporate examples of what you are writing about. Mr Roberts believes it is important to demonstrate the importance of such examples. If the reader doesn't understand a part of the document, breaking it down with an example can easily help eliminate any confusion. There are three types of writing; the concepts of "colored writing", "colored writing" and "colorless writing". Paul Roberts analyzes and explains the differences in these concepts. Professor Roberts makes a very convincing argument about examples and how using them can make an average article great. He defends his belief using examples that explain the points of the claims he makes in his writings. Without the use of examples to help the reader understand what he is trying to convey, he would have quite a... middle of paper ......es the example that "driving fast is dangerous" to refer to "filling of words". He relates the two by saying that although both can spice things up, they will most likely backfire. In “How to Say Nothing in 500,” Roberts makes two main points. Those two things are the importance of originality and the importance of providing examples in your article. Every time he covered a topic, he would provide an example to really break down what he was trying to say. I think the main thesis was that Roberts was telling the reader to write an article as interesting and fresh as possible and to use examples so that they were as simple and easy to understand as possible. All supporting topics were used to talk about the importance of creating a simple but engaging article, and the importance of examples was demonstrated by the constant use of examples.