The hospital administrator began the bargaining process with the staff nurses by sarcastically saying, "I know that you are intelligent people." The hospital administration was playing what dirty trick?
a. Seducing the staff nurses
b. Annoying the staff nurses
c. Demeaning the staff nurses
d. Using a smoke screen approach
ANS: C
A definitive statement such as "I know you are an intelligent person" limits the freedom of the other person,because it demeans the other party with sarcasm.
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