Word choice is

a.) the way words and phrases are used to tell the story
b.) the key elements of the story and the details that support them
c.) the way sentences are written and flow together to tell the story
d.) the descriptive words and phrases make the writing interesting

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts