As a Persuasive Writer, You Should Practice All of the Following

question 94

Multiple Choice

As a persuasive writer, you should practice all of the following except

• A)showing that you are truthful, experienced, and knowledgeable.
• B)offering a bribe or kickback to ensure that you win over your audience.
• C)anticipating opposition from conflicting beliefs, values, and attitudes and being prepared to counter with well-reasoned arguments and facts.
• D)incorporating statistics, reasons, and analogies and then converting these facts into specific audience benefits.

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Definitions:

Revenue Allocation

The process of dividing revenue among different parts of a business to evaluate the performance of each segment.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

A collection of commonly followed accounting rules and standards for financial reporting.

Earnings Manipulation

A practice where managers use judgment in financial reporting and in structuring transactions to alter financial reports to either mislead stakeholders about the underlying economic performance of a company or to influence contractual outcomes that depend on reported accounting numbers.

Managers

Individuals responsible for controlling or administering all or part of a company or similar organization, making decisions regarding its operations.