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  1. Jun 28, 2013 · That being said, the reason you want to use such words is probably because you want to point out/conclude/summarize your findings to the reader. The bottom line is not to tell your readers what (you find) is obvious, but to tell them what the obvious thing is (conclude/summarize).

  2. Sep 22, 2014 · A big element of developing clarity in writing, and something which every writer will sometimes gloss over, is simply a matter of stating the obvious; that is to say, what is obvious to you as the writer, but not to the reader.

  3. Nov 20, 2014 · I've heard it used before, and I want to use it in something I am writing, but I can't remember it. On the tip of my brain, but not falling off. Anyway, the word means something like to state the obvious truth, and it is so obvious that there is little point in stating it.

  4. Apr 22, 2014 · As explained by Jack M. and Steve Jessop and several of the MO posts, the answer to that question is yes: it indicates to the reader/listener that there's a very short argument that's being skipped over rather than something deep.

  5. Aug 25, 2018 · What do we call it when something is so obvious (about someone) that there is no point in stating it? Is there a phrase or an idiom? For example: It is very obvious that he is a drug addict.

  6. Apr 10, 2019 · Something that is very easy to see or understand may be said informally to stand or stick out a mile: His lack of experience sticks out a mile. Meanwhile, a solution to a problem that is obvious may be said to be staring you in the face: The answer was staring us in the face all along.

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  8. Dec 20, 2021 · Some rhetorical question examples are very obvious, either because they’re discussing commonly known facts or because the answer is suggested in context clues. These rhetorical questions, also called rhetorical affirmations, are often asked to emphasize a point.