Your opinion: Our performance was poor.
You say: Would you agree that on the whole, our performance wasn't very good?
You have used the strategies _____ to be more polite.
A. No. 1 Avoid negative adjectives by using a negative verb with a positive adjective. B. No.2 Reduce the strength of what you say, e.g. extremely - rather. C. No.3 Turn a statement into a question. D. No. 4 Use general and cautious language, e.g. on the whole, in general, tend to, might, etc.