Question

Janice is preparing a presentation for her co-workers about writing effective business documents. So far, she has a list of four characteristics.
Which of the following characteristics should not be on Janice’s list describing effective workplace writing?


Workplace writing is neatly formatted.


Workplace writing avoids addressing important points and facts directly.


Workplace writing is primarily informative or persuasive.


Workplace writing anticipates and answers readers’ questions.

Answer 1

The answer would be B.) Workplace writing avoids addressing important points and facts directly.

The reason being is because this answer would be a good setting to think or write, however the other answers would not be appropriate.

Answer 2

The characteristic that should not be on Janice's list describing effective workplace writing is the second one:

Workplace writing avoids addressing important points and facts directly.

When writing effective documents, the ones related to business and others related to any subject, it is essential to address important points and facts in a direct way. This is the key of the understanding for the reader.