The Concept of Privacy as It Relates to Public Relations

question 16

Multiple Choice

The concept of privacy as it relates to public relations practice includes which of the following:

• A)Public disclosure of "embarrassing" facts about a plaintiff
• B)Publicity that puts the plaintiff in a "false light" in the eyes of the public
• C)"Appropriation" of the plaintiff's name or likeness
• D)Only A and B
• E)A, B, and C

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Definitions:

Quantitative Research

A research methodology that focuses on gathering and analyzing numerical data to draw conclusions about a phenomenon.

Scientific Method

A research approach based on developing specific hypotheses or propositions that can then be tested using specific observations designed for that purpose.

Pathos

An appeal to emotion, one of the three modes of persuasion in rhetoric, used to engage an audience's feelings and sympathies.

Emotion

Complex psychological states involving physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience.