Using Covert Influence to Overcome Resistance to Change Is Called

question 79

Multiple Choice

Using covert influence to overcome resistance to change is called ________.

• A) negotiation
• B) cooptation
• C) education
• D) coercion
• E) manipulation

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Definitions:

Modus Tollens

A form of deductive argument that takes the form "If P, then Q. Not Q. Therefore, not P," which is used to derive a conclusion from a hypothesis by negation.

Hypothetical Syllogism

A logical argument consisting of two conditional statements and a conclusion that is logically inferred.

Modus Ponens

A form of deductive reasoning that asserts if a conditional statement "If P, then Q" is accepted as true and P is true, then Q must also be true.

Modus Tollens

A method of logical argument that infers the falsehood of a proposition from the impossibility of its consequence.