Kindly explain in detail what is the diffrence between Sir Francis Bacon's & Bertrand Russell's prose style

Bacon exhibits a stuffy style of writing:

• -low frequency words; -multi-syllabic words


• -few contractions, articles


• -3rd person pronouns


• -nomenclature, jargon


• -Greek, Latin words


• -complex, compound sentences


• -lots of subordination (clauses, ideas)


• -3rd Person (It-oriented)


• -objective


• -formal


• -logos (logical)


• -consistent in message


• -structured, academic focus


• -thesis-based


• -deductive reasoning

Russell exhibits a plain/tough style of writing:

• -high frequency words


• -monosyllabic words


• -contractions, articles


• -1st person pronouns


• -action verbs, active tense


• -colloquial


• -Anglo-Saxon words


• -simple sentences


• -short, choppy


• -compound sentences (lots of coordinating conjunctions “and”)


• -1st Person (I –oriented)


• -subjective


• -informal (causal)


• -male (macho)


• -ethos (credibility)


• -trustworthiness of the writer or


• speaker


• -inductive reasoning