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- May 2023
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Assessing how your audience feels may also be the key to finding common ground.
The significance of taking into account your audience's feelings and possible biases is introduced here
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Depending on how much your audience knows, there may be background information you should include or leave out.
The importance of assessing your audience's knowledge level is introduced here
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Many of these considerations already happen intuitively when we talk with other people.
The idea that audience considerations are similar to those in conversations is introduced.
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Beyond writing to answer a prompt, at a really basic level, you’re writing to be read, by your peers, your professor, or by any audience designated in your prompt.
The importance of considering your audience is reiterated.
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However, that’s simply not true.
This challenges the idea that writing is a solitary activity and suggests that there is support available
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The more we imagine our audience's likely reactions as part of the writing process, the more likely we are to generate ideas, reach them, and convince them or affect their thinking.
The role of the audience is emphasized as a key factor in successful writing.
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