REPORTS

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REPORTS

• Superstructures

Paul V. Andersons Technical Communication, 6th
ed.
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• Report Element
• Introduction

• Readers Question
• What will we gain from reading your report?

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• Report Element
• Method of Obtaining Facts

• Readers Question
• Are your facts reliable?

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• Report Element
• Facts

• Readers Question
• What do you know that is useful to us?

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• Report Element
• Discussion

• Readers Question
• How do you interpret those facts from our point
  of view?

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• Report Element
• Conclusions

• Readers Question
• How are those facts significant to us?

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• Report Element
• Recommendations

• Readers Question
• What do you think we should do?

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Read more about reports in Chapter 21
of Technical Communication.