Tonkin Gulf Resolution: Writing Style

    Tonkin Gulf Resolution: Writing Style

      Simple Yet Bureaucratic

      At one page in length, consisting of four actual sentences, this resolution is as simple as it gets. It does feel wordy as you read it—thanks to the embarrassingly long run-on sentences—but as a whole it's straightforward.

      That being said, we're talking very formalized writing here—after all, it's a government doc. There are no colorful words, vivid scenes for the imagination, or memory-evoking statements. Just the facts, ma'am.