Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » simple or simplistic http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:09:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Which is correct — simple or simplistic? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/which-is-correct-simple-or-simplistic/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/which-is-correct-simple-or-simplistic/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 13:33:37 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/which-is-correct-simple-or-simplistic/ typing Which is correct?
A good markup language should be as ________ as possible, rather than needlessly complicated.
a. simple
b. simplistic

Answer: a.

Explanation: Something that’s simple is reduced to its basic elements; something that’s simplistic is reduced beyond that so that something is lacking. A simplistic argument, for example, is one that is invalid because it ignores the complexities of the issues involved.

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