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  1. Jan 2026
    1. readers have definite expectations all the same, and they search for certain information in particular places. If these structural expectations are continually violated, readers are forced to divert energy from understanding the content of a passage to unraveling its structure.

      This is definitely true and I feel like organization in an article is key for the reader to find the information they need, but there are times when I don't look at some sections since I do not know what it fully means. I wonder if it would be noticeable to readers if a section that is not viewed often was not meeting these expectations.

    2. Since we read from left to right, we prefer the context on the left, where it can more effectively familiarize the reader.

      I never thought of it like that and when I think about how some places don't read from the left to right and even begins the book where we would end it. That makes me wonder if this concept works the same for them but the way they read instead.

    3. Readers do not simply read; they interpret.

      Although this is simple, I think that this is important to remember when writing and easily forgotten. I wonder if this mindset works for all writing even the ones that are completely different like non-fiction and fiction.