List and briefly describe the elements of four typical types of accounts

What will be an ideal response?


* Apologies include admission that a failure event occurred, acceptance of responsibility, and
expression of regret.
* Excuses include admission that the failure event occurred, coupled with a contention that
nothing could have been done to prevent the failure; that it was due to unforeseen circumstances.
* Justifications involve accepting responsibility for the event but redefining the event as not a
failure.
* Denials are statements that the failure event never took place.
* Absence of an account or silence involves ignoring the reproaches or refusing to address them.

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Identify the seven key elements needed for a plaintiff to win a libel suit.

What will be an ideal response?

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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_____ models of communication reveal that communication is an ongoing process and each communicator is a sender and receiver at the same time

a. Linear b. Nonlinear c. Interactive d. Transactional

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