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Why are cliches used in writing?

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By using a cliché, you're telling your reader that you lack originality, making them want to yawn and stop reading your paper. Clichés make your writing and argument interchangeable with anybody else's. Make sure that your argument and writing are specific to you and your writing task. Clichés are vague.

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