Use the facts from the previous question but now assume that Benjamin told the class this information when standing at the podium in the front of the room, rather than wrote the information on the blackboard. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Benjamin has committed slander.
b. Benjamin has committed libel.
c. Benjamin has not committed defamation.
d. Benjamin cannot be found liable because he is a minor.


a

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