Which Statement About Choosing Attention-Getters for Persuasive Messages Is True

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which statement about choosing attention-getters for persuasive messages is true?

• A) For external persuasive messages, the primary means of gaining attention is demonstrating a business need.
• B) Writers have more flexibility choosing attention-getters for internal persuasive messages than for external persuasive messages.
• C) Issuing a challenge is a poor attention-getter, but its use should be avoided in persuasive messages.
• D) Posting a testimonial is a good attention-getter, particularly for external messages.
• E) Posing a rhetorical question is an attention-getter that writers should avoid in the post-trust era.

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Diethyl Ether

A highly volatile, flammable organic compound used as a solvent and once popular as an anesthetic, with a characteristic ether smell.

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