Which of the Following Letter Openings Would Appeal to a Reader

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following letter openings would appeal to a reader from a low-context culture? (The letter tells the reader about a factory workers' strike that has halted production and prevented the writer's company from meeting its promised delivery dates.)

• A)We are unable to ship your equipment by June 1 because of a strike at our factory.
• B)At this time, we regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances we are unable to supply your production equipment that we had, in good faith, undertaken to provide by June 1.This letter explains those circumstances.
• C)We trust that this letter finds you and your family in good health and that your business continues to flourish.This letter provides an update on the status of your order for production equipment, which we have agreed will meet your needs most admirably.
• D)The idiotic workers have gone on strike, so you can forget about getting your production equipment by November 16.

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Definitions:

Terrorization

The act of instilling intense fear or terror in others, often used as a method of coercion or control.

Premises

Statements or propositions that provide the grounds or reasons for a conclusion in logical reasoning or arguments.

Existential Import

A term in traditional logic referring to the implication that a statement assumes the existence of the subject it mentions.

Syllogism

A form of deductive reasoning that consists of two premises followed by a conclusion, based on the relationship between the terms within the premises.