When you use the indirect strategy to deliver bad news, the recommended order of ideas is

A) buffer, reasons, bad news, and closing.
B) buffer, bad news, reasons, and closing.
C) reasons , buffer, bad news, and closing.
D) bad news, reasons, buffer, and closing .

The indirect strategy for delivering bad news typically starts with a buffer to ease the recipient into the message, followed by the reasons for the decision to help the recipient understand the context, then the bad news itself, and finally a closing that aims to leave the recipient with a positive or constructive outlook.