When You Ask for Help,you Use Negative Politeness to Show

question 97

Multiple Choice

When you ask for help,you use negative politeness to show that ________.

• A) your status is higher than the person you are asking
• B) your status is lower than the person you are asking
• C) you respect the other person's time and how busy he or she might be
• D) you do not respect the other person's time and how busy he or she might be

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Definitions:

Late Payment Surcharge

A fee imposed for not paying a bill by its due date.

Framing

The manner in which information is presented or communicated, which can influence understanding, decisions, and perceptions.

Intuition

The ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.

Rationality

The quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic.