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Caiter2013

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When adapting your message to your audience, which of the following can be seen as trivializing an important issue?
 
  A) Being overly informal
  B) Using an indirect approach
  C) Being overly formal
  D) Using a direct approach
  E) The use of slang and jargon

Question 2

When drafting a proposal, which of the following will identify the problem you intend to solve or the opportunity you want to pursue?
 
  A) Background or statement of the problem
  B) Scope
  C) Introduction
  D) Problem/purpose
  E) Body



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A
Explanation: A) If you know your readers reasonably well and your report is likely to meet with their approval, you can generally adopt an informal tone. To make your tone less formal, speak to readers in the first person, refer to them as you, and refer to yourself as I (or we if there are multiple report authors).

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C
Explanation: C) The introduction of a proposal identifies the problem you intend to solve. The introduction of the report establishes the context.





 

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