When I wrote my article on binge drinking, I wanted to use Grant-Davie's technique of the universal audience (271). I very much prefer that style of writing and I think it proves very effective in translating the information. Wechsler's study included a lot of statistics and graphs, which can be hard to understand and boring to read. What I wanted to do with my article was present the information on binge drinking to a specific audience--the parents and students--while still making the information available to other people. To do this I kept followed Bazerman's steps of intertextuality (Bazerman, 88). I used simple familiar language, mentioned a particular event that corresponds with my topic, and used indirect quotations from Wechsler's article.
In my writing I wanted to keep with the fact and cause stasis. Wechsler presented his work in a strictly factual stasis, meaning there was no personal or emotional impact for the readers. By using the cause stasis as well as fact, I was able to present the facts as they are, while still providing causes and correlations that the readers could relate to. I could explain clearly, as well as add background information and side stories that could further impact the reader.