If You Use Clichés in Your Business Writing, You

question 111

Multiple Choice

If you use clichés in your business writing, you

• A) should balance them with concrete, specific examples.
• B) need short, simple words to convey relevant facts and figures.
• C) risk having your readers misinterpret the main points you want to convey.
• D) send the message that you can't be bothered with tailoring your words to your readers.
• E) focus your readers on the content of your message, not on the way it is conveyed.

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Definitions:

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