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Foreword by Series Editor Sam Dragga | |
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Preface | |
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Government Writing: Theory, Principles, and Ethics | |
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Introduction | |
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Principles and Approaches | |
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Audience, Purpose, and Cultural Context | |
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Knowing an Audience | |
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Demographics of an Audience | |
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Level of Knowledge and Expertise of an Audience | |
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Professional and Personal Needs of an Audience | |
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How Government Writers Get to Know Their Audience(s) | |
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Summary and Looking Forward | |
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Activities and Assignments | |
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Works Cited | |
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Purpose and Cultural Context | |
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Process Writing, Social Interchange, and Cultural Contexts | |
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Purpose in Writing | |
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Purpose and Genres Discourse Conventions in Government Writing | |
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Genres and Discourse Conventions Ethical Issues in Cultural Contexts | |
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Social and Cultural Ethics | |
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Plagiarism, Copyright, and Other Ethical Matters | |
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Style Guides | |
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Technological Factors | |
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Organizational Culture and Ethics | |
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Personal Ethics and Government Writer Ethos | |
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Summary and Looking Forward | |
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Activities and Assignments Works Cited | |
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Writing To Make Policy | |
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Rules and Regulations | |
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The Purpose of Rules | |
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Rules or Laws? | |
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Rule Writing in Cultural Contexts | |
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Audience for Rules Collaborative | |
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Nature of Rule Writing Stakeholders in Rule Writing | |
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Subject Matter Experts | |
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Legal, Fiscal, and Technology Experts | |
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The Public | |
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Editors Summary and Looking Forward Activities and Assignments Works Cited | |
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Policy Handbooks, Manuals, and Guides | |
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The Purpose of Government Handbooks | |
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Policy Handbooks and Manuals in Cultural | |
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Contexts Audience for Policy Handbooks and Manuals Style | |
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Guides and Organization of Policy Handbooks | |
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Handbook Cover | |
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Overview, Foreword, or Preface | |
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Body | |
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References, Glossaries, Appendices, and Indexes | |
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Government Agency Style Guides | |
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Collaborative Nature of Handbook Writing Writing, Editing, and Publishing | |
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Policy Handbooks Summary and Looking Forward | |
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Activities and Assignments Works Cited | |
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Policy Memorandums | |
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Purpose of Policy Memos Policy Memos in Cultural Contexts Memorandum of Understanding&m | |