Question 2

2) Why do we avoid what I call “audience fallacies” and “authorial fallacies” in our writing? Define each, provide a brief example of each, and explain the significance. (50-75 words)

We avoid audience fallacies because we can never know how the audience will react. An example would be assuming that teenage girls will develop eating disorders from seeing skinny models in fashion magazines. Authorial fallacies are avoided because we cannot assume what the author intended in their writing. Assuming what an author has intended in their work based on anything not included within the work itself commits this fallacy. An example of this would be interpreting a text in a certain way based on outside factors unrelated to the text, such as the author’s religion.