Which of the following is a recommended item writing rule for the construction of binary$-$choice items?

Employ a roughly equal number of statements representing the two categories being tested.

If one category being assessed requires longer statements than the other category, be sure that the disparity in statement$-$length is constant.

Employ relatively few double$-$negative statements, and if you do$,$ be sure to emphasize with italics or bold$-$face type that a negative is being used.