A numbered list, rather than bullets, is the right layout for:

Answer

Items that have an order — steps, ranks

Options - A. Any list of three or more items - B. Items that have an order — steps, ranks - C. Points the writer particularly wants to emphasise - D. The criteria in a decision matrix Why - A. Length does not decide the mark. Three risks with no order are bullets; three steps are numbered. - B. Correct — numbers tell the reader there is a sequence. Steps to take, options ranked, stages in order. If the list survives being shuffled, use bullets. - C. Emphasis is done with a heading, a topic sentence or bold — not by implying an order that does not exist. - D. Criteria are a set, weighted but not sequenced; they go in a table or a bulleted list.

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