Before filling in the details of an outline, you have to know your audience. To do so, ask yourself questions about your readers. Explain how you would use the answer to the question, "Do my readers already know me?" to influence your outline.

The prebisch–singer hypothesis concludes that: a. technology lowers the cost of manufactured products, so developing countries should see an increase in their terms of trade. b. developing countries experience a long-run decline in their terms of trade, as the demand for primary products in higher-income countries declines relative to their demand for manufactured goods. c. because of unfair trading practices, labor in developing countries is exploited. d. opec has been responsible for a slowdown in the world's standard of living.