Question 1

It is recommended, more often than not, to write for:&#10;A) a technical audience&#10;B) an already informed audience&#10;C) a general audience&#10;D) an interested audience

Accepted Answer

Writing for a general audience is often recommended because it ensures that your writing is accessible and easy to understand for a wide range of people with varying levels of knowledge on the topic. This makes your writing more engaging and helps to increase your audience reach. Writing for a technical or already informed audience can be too specialized or jargon-heavy, while writing for only an interested audience may limit the potential impact and reach of your writing.

Question 2

Report editing should:&#10;A) enhance the report's logic and analysis&#10;B) lengthen the document&#10;C) shorten the document&#10;D) alter the structure of the report

Accepted Answer

C

Question 3

Technical details should be:&#10;A) explained fully&#10;B) explained clearly&#10;C) footnoted&#10;D) kept at a minimum&#10;E) all of the above

Accepted Answer

Technical details should be explained fully, clearly, footnoted, and kept at a minimum.

Question 4

Summary tables:&#10;A) summarize many tables into one&#10;B) summarize the results of many analyses&#10;C) have enough information to allow the reader to reconstruct the original tables&#10;D) all of the above

Accepted Answer

Summary tables can be used to summarize many tables into one, summarize the results of many analyses, and still have enough information for the reader to reconstruct the original tables. Therefore, option D is the correct answer.

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