When Should You Consider Using the Indirect Approach for a Report

question 105

Multiple Choice

When should you consider using the indirect approach for a report or proposal?

• A)When the message is exceptionally long
• B)When the audience will be most focused on recommendations
• C)When you wish to sound more forceful and confident
• D)When you wish to save the audience time
• E)When the audience is skeptical or hostile

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Definitions:

Holophrase

A single word used by an infant that expresses a complex idea or request, indicative of early language development.

Overextension

Use of words in situations in which their meanings become extended or inappropriate.

Reinforcement

The process of providing stimuli following a behavior, which has the effect of increasing the frequency of the behavior.

Extinction

The decrease and eventual disappearance of a response in the absence of reinforcement.