Effective Persuaders May Choose from Different Organizational Strategies to Get

question 110

Multiple Choice

Effective persuaders may choose from different organizational strategies to get the results they want. Which of the following statements about organizational patterns is accurate?

• A)When writing a persuasive message, always use the indirect organizational strategy.
• B)If you are asking for something that you know will be approved, use the indirect organizational strategy.
• C)When you expect resistance or when you need to educate the receiver, use the indirect organizational pattern.
• D)When writing persuasive messages, the organizational strategy used is less important.

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Definitions:

Natural-rate Hypothesis

The theory suggesting that there is a specific level of unemployment that exists in an economy that is not eliminated by monetary policy in the long run.

Favorable Supply Shock

An unexpected event that suddenly increases the supply of a product or service, resulting in decreased prices and increased quantity.

Short-run Phillips Curve

The short-run Phillips Curve represents the inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment in an economy over a short-term period.

Unemployment

The situation when individuals who are capable of working are not able to find a job despite actively seeking work.