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===Purpose=== A technical writer analyzes the purpose (or function) of a communication to understand what a document must accomplish. Determining if a communication aims to persuade readers to βthink or act a certain way, enable them to perform a task, help them understand something, change their attitude,β<ref name=Kostelnick /> etc., guides the technical writer on how to format their communication, and the kind of communication they choose (online help system, white paper, proposal, etc.).
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