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This is a textbook for students learning how to write public policy reports. The second edition is greatly expanded in its step-by-step writing instruction.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chrisinger, David, 1986- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2022].
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Communication in public administration.
Communication in politics.
Written communication.
Persuasion (Rhetoric) > Political aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • Clear thinking leads to clear writing
  • Mastering deductive, evaluative, and prescriptive policy answers
  • Meeting the unique needs of your reader
  • Developing stronger policy recommendations using human-centered design
  • How to haunt your readers
  • How to structure policy memos and briefs for maximum impact
  • Deductive and unified paragraphs
  • Coherent paragraphs
  • Clear and concise sentences
  • Eleven strategies for ruthlessly pruning needless words
  • Being your own best editor
  • Quoting, paraphrasing, and citing sources properly
  • Making figures, tables, and charts work for yo / James Bennett
  • A style guide for policy writing.