Ryan Lopano Blog

Context is the most important thing in writing. If you do not give the reader context, they will not understand what is going on. Giving context is like giving vision to someone who can’t see; it’s ridiculously important. According to American painter Kenneth Noland, “Context is the key; from that comes the understanding of everything.” This shows how important context is. Without it, no one understands what you are talking about.

Context is ridiculously important when it comes to blog posts. When you are writing blogs, you have zero idea who is reading them. That is why it is so imporant why you add context to your writing. Adding quotes and other sources helps give context to the people who don’t fully understand what is going on. I have used hyperlinks and other sources plenty of times to understand what writting is talking about and to give more understanding than the original reading has.

Without context, you can really manipulate the perspective of the reader. Famous writer, Mark Twain, talks about how “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” I think this is very telling, as it shows that misinformation can lead to widespread manipulation of people. When reading articles and other publications, it is very easy to find misinformation or platform who are trying to twist the truth. That is why it is super important when reading things like that to fact-check and make sure all the information is correct, and to make sure everything you are reading is factual. Going back and using common sense is ridiculously important.

All in all, using context is super important when reading an article you are unfimiliar about. You want to make sure that the article is factual and that you use all your sources to look back and make sure all the information is correct. According to Rudyard Kipling, “Words are the most powerful drug used by mankind.”