The core principles of Edward Tufte, a noted information designer, advocate all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A) eliminating all distractions that do not help the audience understand the data
B) eliminating anything in graphs that exists only for decoration
C) eliminating or minimizing all unnecessary gridlines for tables
D) eliminating or minimizing all unnecessary borders for tables
E) eliminating data markers that identify specific data points in line graphs

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E) Tufte recommends eliminating all distractions that do not help the audience understand the data. Data markers do help the audience understand the data. They should be subtle so as not to distract readers, but they should identify the specific points on a line graph that you are connecting.

The Core Principles of Edward Tufte, a Noted Information Designer