Sometimes I'll be writing a paper late at night, and my words will appear

Sometimes I'll be writing a paper late at night, and my words will appear

Sometimes I'll be writing a paper late at night, and my words will appear perfectly lucid to my sleep-addled brain; but the next day, after I've gotten some rest, I realize that it's all gibberish. Is clarity an objective quality? Is it possible for someone to think that a piece of language is clear, and be wrong?

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