Author Question: Corinne is writing a persuasive message to her staff and includes the opening sentence Your hard ... (Read 221 times)

deesands · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

Corinne is writing a persuasive message to her staff and includes the opening sentence Your hard work in planning last month's trade show made it the most successful we have ever had. She is gaining her reader's attention by using what type of opening statement?
A) A description of the problem
B) A compliment
C) A reader benefit
D) A stimulating question

Question 2

The statement Did you know you can select five family members to enjoy free access to our newspaper with your online subscription? ________.
A) builds interest with an expert opinion
B) motivates action
C) gains attention by asking a question that focuses on reader benefits
D) presents an indirect benefit