In His Assertion That "Nothing Is Clear in and of Itself

question 50

Multiple Choice

In his assertion that "Nothing is clear in and of itself but in some context for some person," communication scholar Robert L. Scott meant that __________.

• A) when we talk with others, we say things in certain ways that undermine the creation of meaning
• B) one person's perceptions are not more accurate than another's
• C) words are static and unchanging
• D) communication occurs in a linear, step-by-step fashion

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