College Composition / Unit 1 CMP 0004 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Audience
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The idea
The audience is the readers a text is written for, and knowing them tells you what to include and how.
In practice
Writers ask what the audience already knows, what view they hold on the subject, and how the writer relates to them.
Where people slip
Writing for no one in particular usually means writing for no one; name the reader first.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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