​Match Each of the Following Descriptions with the Type of Communication

question 62

Multiple Choice

​Match each of the following descriptions with the type of communication noise it most clearly illustrates.
-semantics

• A)Harry says to Sally, "They say girls like a guy with a sense of humor, but that's a lie.I'm hilarious, yet girls never want to date me." Sally, a logician, laughs and says, "It's not a lie; you're just confusing necessity with sufficiency." Harry doesn't understand what she means.
• B)Oscar writes his friend an email, but the internet crashes just as he's about to send it.
• C)Harriet texts Agnes, "Where are we meeting them for dinner?" Agnes texts back, "At the Takara." But there are two Takaras in town, so Harriet still doesn't know where to go.
• D)Tom told Lily he'd send her the report by end of day Thursday.To Lily, "by end of day" means by the end of the working day, but to Tom, it means "by 11:59 pm." When Tom is still working on the report at 7pm on Thursday, he thinks he's ahead of schedule, whereas Lily already thinks he failed to come through.

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Definitions:

Government Securities

Financial instruments issued by the government to finance its expenditures, promising to pay back with interest.

Excess Reserves

Capital reserves held by banks that surpass the minimum reserve requirements, providing liquidity and stability to the banking system.

Money Supply

The total quantity of monetary assets available in an economy at a specific time, including notes, coins, and balances held in checking and savings accounts.

Discount Rate

The cost imposed on banks and similar entities for borrowing funds from the Federal Reserve's discount window.