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| As successful communicators, we create identity through: |
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-the seemingly precise
-soft diction
-business jargon |
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| The three categories of imprecision are: |
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| A words literal meaning is its |
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| the root cause of many of the "diseases" of bad writing is: |
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-weak writing
-obscurity
-confusion
-incorrectness
-unattractiveness |
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| Linton describes the five "common diseases" of government writing as the following: |
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-style is synonymous with who we are
-style reflects the clarity of our thoughts
-style provides the precision of our ideas
-style gives voice to both meaning and sound
-style represents a skill that can be acquired |
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| the five attributes of style are: |
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| To understand and develop a writing style that lets us communicate effectively in business, we need to know: |
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-selecting and using words appropriately
-avoiding jargon
-controlling readability |
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| The following are the fundamental elements of establishing style: |
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-diction
-sentence structure
-sentence variety
-imagery
-rhythm
-coherence
-emphasis
-arrangement |
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| What are the factors that contribute to style: |
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| A word's association and implications are its: |
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| optimism,pessimism,devil's advocate, dilemma, beg the question, checkmate, gambit,stalemate, acid test, dead reckoning, underway, ego, psyche, phobia |
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| What are some examples of "popularized technicality" |
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| manipulating or adding new meaning to a word |
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| Soft diction is characterized by: |
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| The commercialization or language |
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| The zap factor, simply put is: |
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-The specialized vocabulary of a science, are, class, trade, or profession
-the hybrid speech of different languages
-the use of long words, and a general awkwardness of expression |
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| What are some examples used to describe Jargon? |
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| Which of the following best represents the term "gobbledygook"? |
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-the number of different words per thousand words of text
-the number of uncommon words
-the number of simple sentences contained in a selection of 75 successive sentences
-the number of prepositions per thousand words |
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| These items are part of the original readability index: |
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Vocabulary load
sentence structure
idea density
human interest |
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| The new readability index includes the following items: |
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-steps and sub steps might be numbered
-space might be added between tasks
-parts might be color-coded
-images might be enlarged |
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| The text provides several ideas that help us transmit information at various paces: |
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| The in-class research for the wall street journal was written at what level? |
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| Style can also be described as "thinking our into ________" |
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| _____ reflects the speed at which one can comprehend a piece of writing, and move through it. It must be proportional to the complexity of the subject. |
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| Pace of info presented should be at a _______ speed if the information is familiar and is not complex |
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| Imprecise terminology, which leads to vagueness, abstraction, and obscurity, is referred to as: |
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| Words that have been taken out of context and stripped of their original meaning for popular use, with slightly distorted meaning are known as __________. |
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