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Evaluating an Author’s Intent
Analyzing a text requires you to think critically about
why, how, and to whom the author is speaking.
Paying attention to these four aspects of authorial intent will
help you to evaluate an author’s intent.
The ‘why’ and ‘how’
The ‘why’
The ‘to whom’
The ‘how’
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