Which of the Following Is an Effective Way to Write

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an effective way to write a negative message that focuses on the reader's needs rather than on the organization's needs?

• A) Explain clearly that the reader is at fault and that the bad news is a natural consequence of the reader's fault.
• B) Avoid accusing the reader of wrongdoing and focus on the positives whenever possible.
• C) Clearly explain how granting the reader's request would harm your organization.
• D) State that you do not like to convey bad news, but that you have to do so in this situation.

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Definitions:

System.in

A standard input stream in Java used to receive input from the keyboard.

ReadLine

A method used to read a line of text from a buffer or stream, often associated with BufferedReader in Java.

Null

A special marker used in programming to indicate that a variable does not hold any valid data or object reference.

WriteUTF

A method in Java for writing a string to an output stream in a modified UTF-8 format.