While ______ help spare feelings, they can also obscure or mislead those we speak with by masking the truth.

A. denotative terms
B. ambiguity
C. bypassing
D. euphemisms


D. euphemisms

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Greta is attempting to get as many orders as possible. Which direct marketing tool is generally associated with the highest order response rate?

A) e-mail to an internal company list B) direct mail to an internal company list C) e-mail to a general list D) direct mail to a general list E) no difference between e-mail and direct mail

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A ______ strategy means an organization is growing aggressively in its existing line(s) of business.

a. integration b. diversification c. concentration d. stability

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Lian’s company contracts with the EthicsPoint Ethics Assist Line. He emails the assist line to report an ongoing ethics behavioral problem between two coworkers. EthicsPoint takes the information and categorizes it. What will then happen to Lian’s reported information?

a. EthicsPoint will dispatch an ethics manager to interview the involved parties. b. The appropriate manager at Lian’s company will be put in contact with Lian about the issue. c. The appropriate manager at Lian’s company will receive the information anonymously. d. EthicsPoint will have Lian come in to discuss the issue with Lian’s company ECO or ombudsperson.

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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $1,500 at the end of the year (before adjustment), and an analysis of customers' accounts indicates doubtful accounts of $17,900. Which of the following entries records the proper provision for doubtful accounts?

A) debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, $16,400; credit Uncollectible Accounts Expense, $16,400 B) debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, $19,400; credit Uncollectible Accounts Expense, $19,400 C) debit Uncollectible Accounts Expense, $19,400; credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, $19,400 D) debit Uncollectible Accounts Expense, $16,400; credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, $16,400

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