Practical Writing; Composition for the Business and Technical World |
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... question , you will find that often your objective is also to convince or to report . The question you must ask and answer in addition to what , then , is why - why you need to convince , why you need to report . A writer for a company ...
... question , you will find that often your objective is also to convince or to report . The question you must ask and answer in addition to what , then , is why - why you need to convince , why you need to report . A writer for a company ...
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... question might logically lead to another question in a personal interview . 2. Those recipients who have strong feelings about the subject are more likely to reply than those who do not , thereby pos- sibly slanting the results . 3. The ...
... question might logically lead to another question in a personal interview . 2. Those recipients who have strong feelings about the subject are more likely to reply than those who do not , thereby pos- sibly slanting the results . 3. The ...
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... questions are not so vague as to be meaningless . The limited choice given for the following question exemplifies this point . Certain steps have been taken by government to remedy U.S. economic difficulties . How would you describe ...
... questions are not so vague as to be meaningless . The limited choice given for the following question exemplifies this point . Certain steps have been taken by government to remedy U.S. economic difficulties . How would you describe ...
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A Process Not Magic | 3 |
Getting Ready | 13 |
FINDING INFORMATION | 21 |
Copyright | |
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