When journalists strive for brevity, one guideline is to write sentences that are between __________ and __________ words in length.

a. twelve and sixteen
b. ten and twelve
c. fourteen and sixteen
d. ten and twenty


a. twelve and sixteen

Communication & Mass Media

You might also like to view...

A question that stimulates thought but is not intended to elicit an actual response is a

__________ question. a. hypothetical b. rhetorical c. hypersensitive d. direct e. none of these

Communication & Mass Media

Serafina is in charge of leading a new team of firefighters who recently joined the department. In this situation, Serafina is best advised to use the __________ leadership style of the situational approach.

A. telling B. laissez-faire C. participating D. delegating

Communication & Mass Media

When a woman interprets a man's brief conversational response as a signal about the nature of the connection between the two people, the woman is

A. attending to the relational dimension of communication. B. attending to the reciprocal nature of communication. C. attending to the content dimension of communication. D. attending to the controlling nature of communication.

Communication & Mass Media

When you use simple language to ensure accuracy, you are paraphrasing for meaning

True False

Communication & Mass Media