Don't Use Strategic Ambiguity When Your Goal Is to

question 18

Multiple Choice

Don't use strategic ambiguity when your goal is to

• A) help the listener understand your precise meaning.
• B) promote harmony.
• C) soften the blow of difficult messages.
• D) communicate your ideas in a situation where it could possibly expose you to a lawsuit if you stated your point unambiguously.

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Definitions:

Informal Rulemaking

A process used by government agencies to create regulations through a less formal procedure that usually involves publishing a proposed rule, allowing public comment, and then issuing a final rule.

APA

Acronym for American Psychological Association, a major scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, or referring to its publication style guide.

Proposed Rule

A suggested regulation or policy that is under consideration but has not yet been adopted or implemented.

Judicial Review

The power of courts to assess the constitutionality of legislative acts or governmental actions and to declare them void if they violate the constitution.