Heuristics or Prescription: Synthesis Rather than Choice

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Apr 1981

Heuristics or Prescription: Synthesis Rather than Choice

Charles H. Sides

Abstract

The debate as to whether heuristics or prescription provides the best approach to teaching technical writing is still largely unresolved. When heuristics are used as process, as problem-solving devices, and when prescription is used as a product-producing device, a useful synthesis of the two approaches occurs. This article presents such a synthesis of heuristics and prescription; it concludes with a short annotated bibliography on heuristics and prescription which can be used by the technical writing teacher and the technical writer.

Journal: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published: 1981-04-01
DOI: 10.2190/c999-d2wt-wmlq-58nb
Topics: technical communication multilingual writers

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