Reading between the lines

It Is possible to read between the lines by analyzing and examining the author’s choice of words and
habits of thought. Distinguish between the persons who will make these statements:

1. I don’t care a hang about mother.

2. I don’t have sufficient data concerning this subject, and therefore, I cannot with certainly say
whether I am interested in it or not.

In what three ways do the speakers of the above sentences differ?

There is still another way to discover more than what appears on the surface of the statement:
analysis. Have you noticed the progressive development in which children express themselves? A baby
begins by uttering single words. Later the child can say simple sentences. As he/she progresses toward
adulthood, he/she begins to manipulate more complex sentence structure. This is a sure sign that
he/she has gradually extended his/her command of ideas to include more complicated relationships.
Thus the length and structure of the writer’s or speaker’s sentences and the length and structure of
his/her paragraph can serve as valuable clues to his/her mentality