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Kirsch, Gesa – Journal of Basic Writing, 1988
Argues that successful interpretation of writing tasks demands writers' authority, confidence, and knowledge of rhetorical choices, allowing them to take charge of their own writing rather than catering to the imagined demands of a teacher. (RS)
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