Reader model
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A reader model is an abstract, generic, idealized, simplified, or typical case of an intended reader, that is, a member of a target audience
. By the usual extension in the meaning of the word model, the term reader model may refer additionally to an associated theory
that provides a description of an intended reader.
Target audience
In marketing and advertising, a target audience, is a specific group of people within the target market at which the marketing message is aimed .....
. By the usual extension in the meaning of the word model, the term reader model may refer additionally to an associated theory
Theory
The English word theory was derived from a technical term in Ancient Greek philosophy. The word theoria, , meant "a looking at, viewing, beholding", and referring to contemplation or speculation, as opposed to action...
that provides a description of an intended reader.
See also
- Context
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- Form of address
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- Hermeneutics
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- Weltanschauung