Which of the following is the best way to begin the sentence containing your refusal

de·​cline | \ di-ˈklīn , dē- \

intransitive verb

1 : to become less in amount The price of the stock declined.

2 : to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition his health declined Employee morale declined after the layoffs.

3 : to withhold consent We invited him but he declined.

4a of a celestial body : to sink toward setting the declining sun

b : to draw toward a close : wane the day declined

5a : to slope downward : descend

b : to bend down : droop … eyes … declining toward the ground …— Henry Fielding

c : to stoop (see stoop entry 1 sense 3b) to what is unworthy … the direful shameful state Adam declined into …— Edward Taylor

6 archaic : to turn from a straight course : stray

transitive verb

1a : to refuse especially courteously decline an invitation declined to give her name to the reporter

b : to refuse to undertake, undergo, engage in, or comply with decline battle

2 grammar : to give in prescribed order the grammatical forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) decline the Latin adjective "brevis"

3 : to cause to bend or bow downward … the clover … declines its blooms.— W. C. Bryant

4 obsolete

a : avert … evasions are sought to decline the pressure of resistless arguments …— Samuel Johnson

b : avoid … sinners … despairing to decline their fate …— Thomas Ken

de·​cline | \ di-ˈklīn , dē- also ˈdē-ˌklīn \

1 : the process of declining: a period of economic decline a decline in the local bird population

a : a gradual physical or mental sinking and wasting away experiencing a mental decline

b : a change to a lower state or level the decline of the aristocracy

2 : the period during which something is deteriorating or approaching its end an empire in decline

3 : a downward slope built on a slight decline

4 : a wasting disease especially : pulmonary tuberculosis

Which of the following comes first in a message refusing a request?

Business Writing 205 Final -part 2.

Does an adjustment refusal begin with a buffer?

Unlike other refusal messages, an adjustment refusal does not begin with a buffer.

Which of the following is the first step in writing claim messages using an indirect approach?

Open with a Buffer The first step in using the indirect approach is to write a buffer, a neutral, noncontrover- sial statement that is closely related to the point of the message. A buffer establishes com- mon ground with your reader, and if you're responding to a request, a buffer validates that request.

What is the correct order for writing bad news messages?

To deliver bad news, you have two choices: (1) state the bad news right away, or (2) soften it by leading up to it with an explanation. If the bad news is minor, or if your reader expects it, go ahead and be direct. But in most cases, the second approach is better.