Explore how authors can create authority/ethos within a variety of writing environments.
Compare the decisions made by the authors that accommodate the expectations of their respective audiences. Look at their word choice, their assumptions, their arguments, and their negotiation of authority present in the form of textual signifiers of authority. Your job for this assignment is to draw conclusions about the differences you observe in the texts.
Your ultimate goal is to answer this: How and why do authors make adjustments for different discourse communities, different audiences?
