Why Is It Considered Best to Organize Persuasive Messages in an Indirect

question 22

Multiple Choice

Why is it considered best to organize persuasive messages in an indirect order?

• A) In most cases, your reader probably is already willing to do what you want to get done.
• B) In most cases, your reader is eager to read your message.
• C) In most cases, the indirect method will use the we-viewpoint.
• D) In most cases, your audience will be made up of potentially uncooperative readers.
• E) In most cases, the indirect method restricts the use of passive voice.

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Definitions:

Chelicerae

Paired appendages near the mouth of arachnids, such as spiders and scorpions, used for feeding.

Spiders

Arachnids characterized by eight legs, chelicerae with fangs that inject venom, and the ability to produce silk, often used to make webs for catching prey.

Subduing Prey

The act of overpowering or bringing under control an organism intended as food by a predator.

Mandibles

Jaw or jawbone, specifically the lower jaws in vertebrates, but in arthropods, they refer to either of a pair of mouthparts used for biting and chewing.