Negative Language Is Appropriate When

question 189

Multiple Choice

Negative language is appropriate when

• A) your message must be strong and emphatic.
• B) the reader wants to retain your goodwill.
• C) you are focusing your reader's attention on specific facts.
• D) a sentence contains a hidden verb or subject.
• E) jargon and slang would be misconstrued.

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