A formal report written with first-person pronouns violates which characteristic?

• Clarity

• Grammar

• Objectivity

• Sequential order

• Structure

A company's financial report indicating a 10% loss but advising further investment is still valid if:

• It omits comparison data

• Recommendations are emotional

• Stakeholders demand positivity

• The data is accurate and analysis supports potential recovery

• The writer wants to appear optimistic

If a researcher codes open-ended responses into themes, they are applying:

• Ratio analysis

• Statistical analysis

• Survey validation

• Thematic analysis

• Triangulation

During a meeting, your colleague insists on omitting “trivial details” from the minutes. Why might this decision be problematic?

• It saves time during writing

• Minutes derive from “minutia,” meaning details

• Readers prefer summaries

• Supervisors dislike detailed writing

• Trivial details clutter the report

When a survey asks, “Don’t you think the policy is not ineffective?” the flaw is:

• Ambiguity

• Double negative

• Leading tone

• Unbalanced category

• Wordy phrasing

A memorandum addressing an upcoming event was written in an informal tone. Which characteristic was violated?

• Completeness

• Emphasis on recommendations

• Factual accuracy

• Formality and tone

• Sequential order

You are assigned to write a research report based on surveys. What must you include for validity?

• Background and assumptions

• Executive summary only

• Methodology and references

• Persuasive tone for approval

• Raw data without interpretation

A survey report that lists numerical findings without explaining them violates which writing principle?

• Analysis

• Clarity

• Completeness

• Objectivity

• Simplicity

While writing a progress report, your supervisor insists that you include emotional reflections to “humanize the tone.” What is the most appropriate action?

• Add emotions only in the conclusion

• Comply, since emotions build connection

• Delete all references to emotions completely

• Insert emotional words subtly in the introduction

• Refuse, because objectivity must be maintained

Including both “yes/no” and “agree/disagree” in one question violates which survey design principle?

• Ambiguity

• Brevity

• Clarity

• Double negative

• Simplicity