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

question 27

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 the proposed idea might not be agreeable with a reader.
• C) In most cases your audience prefers getting to the point of a message at the earliest.
• D) In most cases the indirect method uses the we-viewpoint.
• E) In most cases the indirect method restricts the use of active voice.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

The measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, often used to understand the sensitivity of consumers to price changes.

Income Elasticity

Income elasticity measures how the demand for a good or service changes in response to changes in consumer income.

Marginal Utility

The extra pleasure or benefit gained by a consumer from consuming an additional unit of a product or service.

Utility Function

A mathematical representation of how consumers rank different bundles or combinations of goods according to their level of satisfaction.