Which of the following is a guideline for making a clear statement of the bad news when organizing a negative message using the indirect method?
A)Try to put the bad news as the main clause of a compound or complex sentence.
B)Avoid putting the bad news in parenthetical expressions.
C)Emphasize what you can do or have done rather than what you cannot do.
D)Put the bad news in the beginning or end of a paragraph.
E)Don't use a conditional statement to imply that a favorable answer may be possible in the future.

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C)When communicating negative messages using the indirect approach, emphasize what you can do or have done rather than what you cannot do. Also, by implying the bad news, you may not need to actually state it, thereby making the bad news less personal.

Which of the Following Is a Guideline for Making a Clear