Audience Awareness of Writing
Ⅰ．Introduction
—audience refers to readers of written materials
—the content, structure and the style of the writing (1) its audiences
—view audiences from three angles
Ⅱ．Writer’s social relation to the audience
Social relationship between the writer and the audience will (2) the form of the writing.
Ⅲ．Audience’s (3) of the subject
—significant especially in informative and explanatory writing
e.g. when comparing the Mid-autumn Festival and Thanksgiving, (4) and subtle similarities are preferable to detailed introduction to each holiday
Ⅳ．Audience’s attitudes or viewpoints and the writer’s position
—most important in (5) writing
—writer’s role: convince audiences of authenticity of a belief
— (6) of writing to different types of audiences
1)favorable audience: doing nothing but (7) the reasons
2)neutral or hesitant audience: having much to do to (8) the audience
(9) the audience’s doubts and concerns and deal with them satisfactorily
3)opposing audience: analyzing the reasons of disagreement
—unwavering decision, (10) information, or influence in terms of personal, political，religious and other respects