Once we have begun to consider audience as a fundamental aspect of writing, how do we go about getting to know our audience in order to avoid stereotypes and false assumptions?

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We’ve now read a number of texts emphasizing the importance of “remembering your audience.” However, we’ve also read some texts discussing the possible problems when we make assumptions about a given audience.

So to expand our conversation, I’m interested in the following questions:

Once we have begun to consider audience as a fundamental aspect of writing, how do we go about getting to know our audience in order to avoid stereotypes and false assumptions? What’s appropriate to know about our audience? How does this week’s reading help us to target an audience ethically and responsibly?