The Written Report: Purpose and Format a Scientific Writing Style

question 7

Multiple Choice

The Written Report: Purpose and Format A scientific writing style is parsimonious.This means that the writer

• A)conveys information in as few words as possible.
• B)does not make inferences about what the reader knows.
• C)restricts the number of theoretic constructs discussed in the report.
• D)uses shorter sentences instead of longer ones.

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Definitions:

Pollution Tax

A tax levied on activities that produce pollution in order to incentivize the reduction of environmental externalities.

Total Emissions

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Pollution Tax

A levy imposed on the emission of pollutants, aimed at reducing the environmental externalities associated with such emissions.

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