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7.4 LINE SPACING
7.4 LINE SPACING
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Spacing between lines of writing is another feature that can often be gathered by a quick glance, and it shows how important it is for the analyst to have a sizable sample of a person’s writing. Otherwise, this important feature of line spacing could not be noted.
Here are various examples:
CLOSE SPACING:
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Here, the lines are practically compressed together, representing a person whose thoughts are equally cluttered. This shows someone overanxious to express himself, fearful that he cannot get enough into the space allowed, just as he might try to talk fast.
When the letters of one line actually encroach into the next, it shows that the writer has practically forgotten what he just wrote, or he wouldn’t be jumbling into it.
