Which of the Following Statements Describes the Purpose of the Indirect

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes the purpose of the indirect strategy?

A) The indirect organizational strategy allows the writer to be manipulative and unethical, because the main idea is deliberately delayed.
B) When you use the indirect strategy, your motives are to deceive the reader and to hide the news.
C) Because the indirect strategy provides a setting in which to announce bad news, it should be used to avoid the truth.
D) The indirect strategy delays negative news and attempts to soften the impact in order to ensure that the reader will be open to listening to your news and the reasons for it.