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Report Writing Basics

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1. The best basis for the main headings of a report on the progress of constructing of a new manufacturing plant
Hypotheses
It depends on the situation
Examining opposing interpretations
Time

2. You have used earnings records to prove that people in a city are much better off economically than people in a rural area. The fallacy in your interpretation is
Oversimplification of the problem
Examining opposing interpretations
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing
Factor

3. When you use the past time viewpoint in your report - you may use present tense verbs for...
Prevailing concepts and proven conclusions
Any logical order of time
Bases of comparison
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing

4. What relationship is shown by the transitional word or words in this sentence: 'The Acme Company - for example - has had such a program for the past eleven years'?
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing
Test other hypotheses
Explanation or elaboration

5. Using factors as criteria - e.g. such as price - feature - etc. in a problem of choosing the best equipment for a production task
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing
Bases of comparison
Examining opposing interpretations
To clearly state the purpose of the report

6. You can find no evidence that Ms. River Tam is a good credit risk. Therefore - you conclude she is a poor risk and turn down her application for credit. Which fallacy is most likely to undermine the validity of your decision?
Time
Bases of comparison
Test other hypotheses
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary

7. The use of similar constructions to express equal or closely related ideas.
Oversimplification of the problem
It depends on the situation
Hypotheses
Parallelism

8. Most correctly describes the sequences requirements of a report organized by time?
Hypotheses
Any logical order of time
It depends on the situation
Explanation or elaboration

9. This best describes the negative test of interpretation
Examining opposing interpretations
Prevailing concepts and proven conclusions
Oversimplification of the problem
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing

10. Using present time viewpoint requires that verbs should...
Prevailing concepts and proven conclusions
Oversimplification of the problem
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing
Any logical order of time

11. The most valuable kind of information for a report is...
Time
It depends on the situation
Any logical order of time
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary

12. The most important function of a report introduction
Any logical order of time
Parallelism
Factor
To clearly state the purpose of the report

13. Possible explanations for or solutions to a problem are termed
Hypotheses
Examining opposing interpretations
Time
Factor

14. The best basis for the main headings of a report with the objective of recommending a promotion plan for a company
Explanation or elaboration
Factor
Parallelism
Examining opposing interpretations

15. The statement that describes what one should do after proving that a hypothesis is false
Test other hypotheses
Prevailing concepts and proven conclusions
To clearly state the purpose of the report
Parallelism