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You receive a report draft from a colleague who's asked for feedback. In one paragraph, he writes, "The good news is that our mid-sized sedan will be safer next year with the addition of side-impact airbags."You should revise this statement because


A) It contains a hidden negative; "even" should be added before "safer" so the reader won't think the current model is unsafe.
B) It contains a hidden negative; "next year" should be eliminated so the reader won't have to be reminded that he or she must wait a year.
C) It contains a hidden negative; "side-impact" should be revised to "lateral" so the reader won't immediately visualize bodily injury.
D) Actually, you should leave the statement as-is; there is no hidden negative.
E) None of the above.

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