3. Then discuss answers to the following questions:

a. What implications do the statistics in both figures have for how we should communicate with each other in Canada and the United States, respectively?

b. What kinds of assumptions should or can we make about one another when communicating?

c. What kinds of assumptions might we have to abandon to communicate effectively with one another?

d. What strategies might you use to learn more about the perspectives of your readers when communicating with them professionally?

e. How might you use what you learn to create messages that engage and persuade readers?