If others start criticizing you, one productive way to respond is to

a. tell them to stop the criticism.
b. point out that criticism is not productive.
c. criticize them to show them how it feels.
d. ask for more specifics about what the criticism involves.
e. just back off; there’s no effective way to deal with this kind of “no-win” situation.


Answer: d

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