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As I've been trying to decide which one, if any, of the following sentences is the best way to say what I'm trying to say, I was hoping that the writers/editors/grammarians here would help me do that.





  1. Jurisprudence teaches that a bystander’s account of a crime should not be unequivocally accepted simply because of his or her position or reputation. The account should be unequivocally accepted only after the facts underpinning it have been empirically confirmed.


  2. Jurisprudence teaches that a bystander’s account of a crime should not be unequivocally accepted simply because of his or her position or reputation; it should be unequivocally accepted only after the facts underpinning it have been empirically confirmed.


  3. Jurisprudence teaches that a bystander’s account of a crime should not be unequivocally accepted simply because of his or her position or reputation. Jurisprudence teaches that the account should be unequivocally accepted only after the facts underpinning it have been empirically confirmed.





I prefer 2 because it is more concise than the others, but I'm wondering if "it" following the colon is an ambiguous pronoun.



Any help would be appreciated.






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    As I've been trying to decide which one, if any, of the following sentences is the best way to say what I'm trying to say, I was hoping that the writers/editors/grammarians here would help me do that.





    1. Jurisprudence teaches that a bystander’s account of a crime should not be unequivocally accepted simply because of his or her position or reputation. The account should be unequivocally accepted only after the facts underpinning it have been empirically confirmed.


    2. Jurisprudence teaches that a bystander’s account of a crime should not be unequivocally accepted simply because of his or her position or reputation; it should be unequivocally accepted only after the facts underpinning it have been empirically confirmed.


    3. Jurisprudence teaches that a bystander’s account of a crime should not be unequivocally accepted simply because of his or her position or reputation. Jurisprudence teaches that the account should be unequivocally accepted only after the facts underpinning it have been empirically confirmed.





    I prefer 2 because it is more concise than the others, but I'm wondering if "it" following the colon is an ambiguous pronoun.



    Any help would be appreciated.






    punctuation pronouns







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    put on hold as primarily opinion-based by Mitch, Jason Bassford, Skooba, Mark Beadles, 9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj 2 days ago


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      As I've been trying to decide which one, if any, of the following sentences is the best way to say what I'm trying to say, I was hoping that the writers/editors/grammarians here would help me do that.





      1. Jurisprudence teaches that a bystander’s account of a crime should not be unequivocally accepted simply because of his or her position or reputation. The account should be unequivocally accepted only after the facts underpinning it have been empirically confirmed.


      2. Jurisprudence teaches that a bystander’s account of a crime should not be unequivocally accepted simply because of his or her position or reputation; it should be unequivocally accepted only after the facts underpinning it have been empirically confirmed.


      3. Jurisprudence teaches that a bystander’s account of a crime should not be unequivocally accepted simply because of his or her position or reputation. Jurisprudence teaches that the account should be unequivocally accepted only after the facts underpinning it have been empirically confirmed.





      I prefer 2 because it is more concise than the others, but I'm wondering if "it" following the colon is an ambiguous pronoun.



      Any help would be appreciated.






      punctuation pronouns







      share|improve this question
















      As I've been trying to decide which one, if any, of the following sentences is the best way to say what I'm trying to say, I was hoping that the writers/editors/grammarians here would help me do that.





      1. Jurisprudence teaches that a bystander’s account of a crime should not be unequivocally accepted simply because of his or her position or reputation. The account should be unequivocally accepted only after the facts underpinning it have been empirically confirmed.


      2. Jurisprudence teaches that a bystander’s account of a crime should not be unequivocally accepted simply because of his or her position or reputation; it should be unequivocally accepted only after the facts underpinning it have been empirically confirmed.


      3. Jurisprudence teaches that a bystander’s account of a crime should not be unequivocally accepted simply because of his or her position or reputation. Jurisprudence teaches that the account should be unequivocally accepted only after the facts underpinning it have been empirically confirmed.





      I prefer 2 because it is more concise than the others, but I'm wondering if "it" following the colon is an ambiguous pronoun.



      Any help would be appreciated.






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      put on hold as primarily opinion-based by Mitch, Jason Bassford, Skooba, Mark Beadles, 9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj 2 days ago


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