A mass media writer submitted an article with the line, "The verbosity of his travel partner irked Kimble so much that he terminated their partnership before they completed the journey."
The editor rewrote this sentence as, "Kimble's fellow passenger was so talkative that midway in the journey he decided not to travel with him anymore." Which quality of mass media writing was the editor trying to bring in the article?
a) Modesty
b) Clarity
c) Precision
d) Efficiency
ANS: a
You might also like to view...
Which benefit results from using effective nonverbal communication?
A. It decreases your ability to understand people. B. It decreases your own perceived attractiveness. C. It challenges your ability to make an effective self-presentation. D. It increases your psychosocial well-being.
Natalie checked online for movie show times. When she arrived at the theater, she found it had started an hour earlier than what was posted online. Afterwards, Natalie told her friend not to use the Internet because it was an unreliable source of information. This is an example of which reasoning fallacy?
A. hasty generalization
B. red herring
C. misplaced authority
D. either-or