Why Might Audience Costs Affect the Possibility of War

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why might audience costs affect the possibility of war?

• A)The states in a dispute may decide to hold secret negotiations so that privileged information will not become public.
• B)Members of the United Nations Security Council may feel peer pressure to vote in favor of an intervention to prevent war.
• C)An elected leader may make a threat and be compelled to carry it out in order to get reelected.
• D)A state might be delayed in beginning a war,because other countries may compel it to have the dispute heard by the World Court.
• E)Third-party countries observing a conflict may decide to become involved.

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Definitions:

Encoder

In communication, the person or device that converts ideas or messages into a form that can be transmitted and understood by the receiver.

Sender

In communication, the individual or entity that initiates a message and transmits it to a receiver.

Receiver

Refers to the individual or entity that receives and interprets a message in the process of communication.

Shannon-Weaver

A model of communication introduced by Claude Shannon and Warren Weaver that emphasizes the technical process of transmitting information.