Which of the Following Is True About the Different Stages

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the different stages involved in the writing process?

• A) Business writers should think of the three stages as strictly chronological or separate.
• B) The stages involved in the writing process are not recursive.
• C) Novice business writers should spend roughly a third of their writing time in each of the three stages.
• D) The revising stage of the writing process becomes redundant when a message is well drafted.
• E) Skipping the planning stage saves time and makes the writing process more efficient.

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Definitions:

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