The Fault of Vacuity
http://www.stc.org/intercom/PDFs/2004/200402_33-34.pdf

Bush, Donald W.
Intercom
2004

Abstract:

I labeled wordiness the most obvious fault in technical writing. In retrospect, I think I was wrong. I believe the greatest fault our writing can have is vacuity, or lack of substance. We too often write words that say nothing.