______ is terminology that is specific to a particular profession or group. For example, statisticians talk about t-tests, chi-square tests, confidence intervals, and normal distributions.
A. The grapevine
B. Technology
C. Gossip
D. Jargon
E. Rhetoric
D. Jargon
Jargon is terminology that is specific to a particular profession or group. Statisticians have their own jargon, as does the health care industry, publishing, education, etc.
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