When Are Decision Makers Unlikely to Take Your Report Seriously

Multiple Choice

When are decision makers unlikely to take your report seriously and feel comfortable acting on it?

A) When you combine information from various sources in novel and insightful ways
B) When you use direct quotations or verbatim restatements from another source
C) When you do not provide clear connections between facts, conclusions, and recommendations
D) When you express in your own words the idea of the original speaker
E) When you weave together information from less than three sources