FILL-IN: To assist writers in overcoming perfectionism and other obstacles to writing, Booth et al. suggest that it is helpful to think of a research report as a carefully-planned ______________ between the author(s) and the future reader(s).
Booth et al suggests conversation in research report to ease the need to produce a "perfect" report among writers. He notes this as a way of engaging with the reader in a less tasking and demanding way that requires a research writer to follow "formal" research writing procedures that he tasks himself to make perfect.
