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Gibson, Walker – 1978
Readers are "dumb" because they are not privy to the mind and intentions of the writer; and the failure of the unsuccessful writer is a failure to forecast what it is going to be like to be a dumb reader of the document. Sample sentences from students' writing illustrate the following types of writing problems, which force the reader to examine…
Descriptors: Audiences, Cognitive Processes, Communication Problems, Higher Education
