Benjamin Franklin was an idealist and a natural inventor. I think because of these qualities he was able to create various inventions. He was also an utilitarianist, deist and a firm believer of positivity. He uses aphorism and humor to explain life anecdotes.
Franklin's use of humor and his attempts to poke fun at himself so as to not seem arrogant. Moreover, Franklin's style is terse and witty; he usually makes his points using as few words as possible. Franklin's style is predominantly didactic as the Autobiography is intended to be read partly as a self- help manual. Franklin contributed to the development of journalism as type of writing that presents the facts in the order of most important to least important, using as few words as are necessary
