Which of the Following Is a Guideline for Making a Clear

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a guideline for making a clear statement of the bad news when organizing a negative message using the indirect method?

• A)Put the bad news as the main clause of a compound or complex sentence.
• B)Avoid putting the bad news in parenthetical expressions.
• C)Maximize the space or time devoted to the bad news.
• D)Embed the bad news in the middle of a paragraph.
• E)Try to disguise the bad news when you emphasize the positive.

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Definitions:

Observable Personal Attributes

Characteristics or qualities of an individual that can be noticed or measured by others through interaction or observation.

Stereotypes

Oversimplified and generalized beliefs or opinions about a group of people, often ignoring individual differences and leading to prejudices.

Primary Dimension

Refers to the core characteristics that define a person, including age, race, gender, physical ability, and sexual orientation.

Racism

The belief that races have distinctive cultural characteristics determined by hereditary factors and that this endows some races with an intrinsic superiority over others.