What Is the Main Idea of the Cooperative Principle

question 51

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the cooperative principle?

• A) We must be understanding of the differences of how others express themselves through verbal communication.
• B) We must understand that there is an element of mystery to any message.
• C) We must respond to conversations in ways that others expect as determined by the type or nature of the conversation.
• D) We must allow for misunderstandings in communication and be cognitively complex in our approaches.

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