When asked by a student once, how long should a composition be, my high school English teacher replied: as long as required to cover the subject; no more or less.
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The following is an essay about the invasion of Ukraine by Patrick Le Hyaric, a French journalist, politician, member of the European Parliament, and a director of the newspaper L’Humanité.
“Le monde peut basculer dans le pire d’un instant à l’autre”
By Patrick Le Hyaric
This opinion piece is far too long. The author says far too much. Which is to say, in other words, he tries to say everything he or one can conceivably think about the subject of his essay. Whereby he ends up confusing the reader and not conveying anything clearly, really. His key points — whatever they are — get lost in a muddle.
— posted by Roger W. Smith
March 1, 2022
Roger's rhetoric 
I agree, Roger, especially online you should try to keep it short and to the point.
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Thank you, Eisabeth; and by the way, that’s something you do very effectively on your https://arussianaffair.wordpress.com/ (A Russian Affair) site.
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