When the Messenger Is the Message: Readers' Impressions of Writers' Personalities.

Hatch, Jill A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ470320

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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When the Messenger Is the Message: Readers' Impressions of Writers' Personalities.

Hatch, Jill A.; And Others

Written Communication, v10 n4 p569-98 Oct 1993

Considers how readers form impressions of writers' personalities while reading their texts. Reports on a series of studies which asked readers to respond to college application essays by high school students. Concludes that responses to texts concerning personality are highly predictable and, thus, can be influenced by the writer. (HB)

Descriptors: Audience Awareness, College English, English Instruction, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education, Reader Response, Rhetorical Criticism, Writing Research

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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