Choose one or two recent essays or other pieces of writing, and examine them carefully, noting what you assume about what counts as persuasive evidence, good organization, and effective style. How do you represent yourself in relation to your audience? What assumptions do you make about the audience, and are such assumptions warranted? What other unstated assumptions about good writing can you identify?
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Exercise 17.1: Thinking Critically: Choose one or two recent essays or other pieces of writing, and examine them carefully, noting what you assume about what counts as persuasive evidence, good organization, and effective style. How do you represent yourself in relation to your audience? What assumptions do you make about the audience, and are such assumptions warranted? What other unstated assumptions about good writing can you identify?