The purpose of including both personal and impersonal language in a bad-news message is to

A) separate readers from bad news and associate them with good news.
B) associate readers with good news and separate them from bad news.
C) avoid assuming any responsibility for the situation.
D) provide a smooth transition from opening to buffer to closing.
E) imply that the effect will be routine and therefore minimal.


B

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