Author Question: Which of the following is the BEST negative reply to a request for a favor? a. Thank you for asking ... (Read 61 times)

Medesa · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

Which of the following is the BEST negative reply to a request for a favor?
a. Thank you for asking me to speak at your meeting, but I will not be able to attend.
b. Because I have a previous engagement in Phoenix, I cannot demonstrate my machine at your conference.
c. Although I have multiple obligations for the date you suggested, I fully support your effort to raise funds for the homeless.
d. I find my schedule is as impossible as ever; I must be doing something wrong with my priorities.

Question 2

An effective counterproposal
a. can eliminate the need to state the refusal directly.
b. may represent a tangible benefit to the reader.
c. may not always be possible.
d. All of the above.