ENG1503 ASSIGNMENT 1 2025 | Due 24 March 2025

QUESTION 1
1.1 Discuss the target audience of this text and justify your response on your
choice of the target audience.

Target audience – Educators, researchers, and academic professionals.

The writer discusses challenges faced in teaching information literacy, particularly in the
context of misinformation and scientific skepticism among students. The text is
structured academically, using formal language and professional terminology related to
education and critical thinking.

It simple means this audience is appropriate is that the text provides insights into
student’s behavior, strategies for teaching information literacy, and the importance of
evaluating sources all of which are relevant to educators and those involved in
curriculum development. And more to that, the author’s discussion of sociology and
research methods suggests that the intended readers are familiar with academic
discourse and pedagogy.

The language and structure of the text are formal and analytical, featuring clear
explanations, logical sequencing of ideas, and professional terminology such as
“motivated reasoning” and “evaluating credibility.” This means the text is designed for
an academic audience rather than general readers.