The Cutting Room

"A.I. is going to radically change content marketing." Ryan Law of Animalz

Jul 21, 2023
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ADVICE

Steelman Your Drafts Before Publishing

  • Steelman your own argument by trying to articulate the opposition as clearly as possible before publishing.
  • Ryan treats writing as a process of brutal self-critique to preempt reader objections and strengthen the thesis.
ADVICE

Prove Points With Three Real Examples

  • Use real-world examples and repeat points three times to avoid relying on single edge cases.
  • Ryan recommends the rule of three for examples to show an argument isn't a fluke.
ANECDOTE

Animalz Chooses Interesting Over Rehashed SEO

  • Animalz targets edge-case, forward-looking ideas rather than rehashing well-covered SEO tactics.
  • Ryan cites reader pushback on speculative ideas as healthy — balancing novelty with practical relevance.
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