_____ is the addition of sex, race, age, or other group designations to a description.

a. Irrelevant association
b. Marking
c. Verbal immediacy
d. Alliteration


b. Marking
Marking is the addition of sex, race, age, or other group designations to a description. It is inappropriate because it trivializes the subject’s role by introducing an irrelevant characteristic.

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