Business Comm Review #1

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Expressions that do not stereotype or show bias in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, age, or disability.

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bias-free language

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The first stage in the writing process; includes analyzing, anticipating, and adapting messages to fit their purpose and audience.

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prewriting

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The third phase of the writing process; includes revising, proofreading, and evaluating; also includes testing a message for clarity, conciseness, tone, and readability.

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revising

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Determining the audience and your purpose for writing.

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analyzing

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This kind of sentence contains two complete independent clauses.

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compound

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A sentence with two independent clauses that is not joined by a comma plus conjunction OR a semicolon.

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run-on sentence

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A writing technique that uses similar construction, such as researching, organizing, and writing to achieve balanced writing.

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parallelism

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A sentence that contains two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

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compound-complex sentence

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An organizational pattern in which the main idea comes first, followed by details, an explanation, or evidence.

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direct strategy

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Techniques such as looking in the files, talking with a supervisor, interviewing a target audience, or brainstorming for ideas.

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informal research