Purposes of Writing

• Ø  This type of Technical Writing is used to instruct people

  Technical Writing for Instructing
• Ø   For example, I bought a washing machine. It is new, and it is complex.

  Ø  Without any guidance or instruction, I am unable to use it. However, if I have a user manual, I can read and use the instructions to learn. Without any instructions, I am helpless. However, if the instructions are vague, I cannot understand them. Hence, I cannot use the manual. With instructions, we get to understand how something works.

  Technical Writing for Instructing
•  The use of Technical Writing for instructions is important

  Technical Writing for Instructing
• Ø  Technical Writing makes smoother communication possible because it simplifies all the points

  Technical Writing for Communication
• Ø  For example, we both are arguing over politics. You tell me that you really like the new candidate because he is a liberal and promises support to all the left’s agendas. However, I know nothing about politics. So, you must explain it to me, in simple terms, what does the word? liberal? even mean? What does a liberal leader mean? What is the left?? Many people are unaware of the systems of knowledge. They cannot understand any jargon about a system because they never had a desire to get into anything.

  Technical Writing for Communication
• Hence, the uses of technical writing in this area are immense

  Technical Writing for Communication
• Ø  To make valid arguments is to have the ultimate power in your hand

  Technical Writing for Arguing
• Ø   Using Technical Knowledge in a simple manner makes your technical reports widely communicable

  Technical Writing for Arguing
• Ø  However, you must also make logical arguments. Every system works as long as its result supports the systems, key pillars, its truths

  Technical Writing for Arguing
• Ø   However, we should take logic and truth both into consideration.

  Technical Writing for Arguing