There are 43 offense levels. The offense level of a defendant is determined by looking up the offense in Chapter 2 and applying any applicable adjustments. The originally proposed sentencing guidelines had 360 levels, and there are proposals to substantially reduce the current number of offense levels.
tone. 1  any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones. 2  quality or character of sound. 3  vocal sound; the sound made by vibrating muscular bands in the larynx.
Tone is the speakerâs attitude towards the subject matter. Voice is the authorâs choice of vocabulary, word order, and sentence structure/rhythm whether those choices help create the mood or not. The components of voice do help create the mood, as well as the tone, but are not the same thing as mood, or tone. [Play]