If Your Reader Is Predisposed Against the Idea You Are

question 39

Multiple Choice

If your reader is predisposed against the idea you are promoting,you should do all of the following except

• A)provide sufficient objective,verifiable evidence about the topic.
• B)offer more supporting reasons than you would if the reader's attitude were neutral.
• C)use the direct organizational plan to show how the topic is relevant to the reader.
• D)analyze the reader's resistance so you can write a counterargument.
• E)use the "you" attitude to tailor the letter based on audience analysis.

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Definitions:

Contemporary Conceptions

Modern ideas or ways of thinking about various topics or issues that reflect the values, beliefs, and knowledge of current times.

Colonialism

The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

Taken-For-Granted Knowledge

Information or beliefs that are universally accepted without questioning or critical examination.

Postmodern Deconstruction

An analytical approach in postmodernism that seeks to understand and dissect complex ideas, texts, or structures by revealing assumptions and contradictions.