Although mechanical means are occasionally appropriate, more often a writer achieves emphasis stylistically.

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Although mechanical means (underlining, italics, boldface, font changes, all caps, dashes, tabulations, columns, and headings) are occasionally appropriate, more often a writer achieves emphasis stylistically. That is, the writer chooses words carefully and constructs sentences skillfully to emphasize main ideas and de-emphasize minor or negative ideas.

Although Mechanical Means Are Occasionally Appropriate, More Often a Writer