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Writing Science
Introduction
1
Which of the following is most accurate?
a. The audiences for STEM writing have slowly declined in number.
b. The audiences for STEM writing are greater than ever before.
c. Social media are rarely used to communicate STEM information.
d. Graphic design is only important in STEM journalism.
2
Which of the following are true?
a. Rhetoric is the art of persuasion through language.
b. Rhetoric includes all non-violent persuasive tools, such as dress and fragrances.
c. Rhetoric is not important to writers in peer-reviewed STEM journals.
d. Rhetoric was invented by politicians in the nineteenth century.
e. All of the above
f. (a) and (b) only
g. (a), (b), and (d) only
3
Your audiences as a STEM writer might include which of the following?
a. fellow scientists in your research area
b. scientists in any research area
c. potential funders of your research who are non-scientists
d. children
e. adults who speak languages different from yours
f. adults who do not care about scientific research
g. (a), (b), and (c) only
h. all, (a) through (f)
4
According to the Introduction, scientists should regard readers who can’t understand research jargon with __________
a. contempt
b. suspicion
c. respect
d. admiration
e. disdain
f. pity
5
According to the Introduction, learning rhetoric so that one can reach different audiences should be thought of as ...
a. working to understand why different audiences need different information
b. “dumbing down” to the less educated in science
c. intentionally misleading the public into buying products that result from science
d. learning how to use different language, media, and argument strategies to meet the needs of different audiences
e. a clever way to gain an advantage over rival researchers
f. (a) and (d) only
g. all, (a) through (e)
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