It Is Best to Limit Your Use of the Word

question 86

Multiple Choice

It is best to limit your use of the word "you" in business messages if

• A) you know your audience well.
• B) your organization prefers an informal, personal style.
• C) you are filling your audience's informational needs.
• D) using it will make your message sound overly authoritative or accusing.
• E) you are trying to make a sale.

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Definitions:

Infantile Amnesia

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Conscious Memories

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Long-Term Potentiation

A long-lasting increase in signal transmission between two neurons, considered a central mechanism behind learning and memory.

Conditioned Eyeblink

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