Exam 10: Conciseness

Which of the following sets of words are redundant?

Twitter posts can be up to but not above 500 characters of text, including spaces.

A(n) ____ is a set of words that modifies some other part of the sentence.

Paraphrasing can be a particularly effective way to demonstrate knowledge of the source material without disrupting the flow and tone of your communication.

A(n) ____ is a concise summary of an article's purpose, methods, and conclusion.

____ is any word or group of words that has no meaning; they do not add information or advance the communication's objective.

We should not insult our audience by saying something is "obvious."

Which of the following ways of incorporating source material is most consistent with the goal of concise writing?

Being concise and to the point shows your audience that you value their attention and respect their time, which can foster trust.

There is no such thing as an appropriate and necessary prepositional phrase; all can be edited to be more concise.

Which of the following are benefits of law-enforcement use of Twitter (and other forms of social media)? Select all that apply.

Which of the following are appropriate situations for paraphrasing? Select all that apply.

Generally speaking, we should answer, not ask, questions in technical communications.

Which of the following is not a best practice for developing compelling abstracts?

An original post on Twitter is called a(n) ____.

When we paraphrase, we take a relatively big chunk of information and boil is down to its essence or main point.

Which of the following generally do not belong in an abstract? Select all that apply.

Which of the following is not a common obvious statement that should be avoided?

To ____ is to repost or forward a post on Twitter.

Whether we paraphrase, summarize, or quote, we need to provide an in-text citation.