College Composition / Unit 12 CMP 0279 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Revising for Audience
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The idea
Revising for audience means asking what readers already know, what they need to know, and what objections they will raise.
In practice
A draft aimed at experts may need definitions added for general readers; a draft aimed at skeptics may need its strongest evidence moved forward.
Where people slip
Writers forget what they once did not know; read as the intended reader would.
Your place on the trail
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