When delivering bad news in the workplace, it is best to:

  a.  come right out with it.
  b.  not mince words as to fully convey the gravity of the situation.
  c.  put a positive spin on it.
  d.  reiterate the bad news at the end of the conversation to drive home the point.


c.  put a positive spin on it.

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When conducting training on how to use a new copier, Mario begins by teaching trainees how to reduce and collate copies. What problems do you see with his training curriculum?

a. He is not teaching skills in chronological order b. He is not teaching simple skills before complex skills. c. He has not defined measurable objectives. d. Both a and b.

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According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy?Once the city cuts back on trash pickup from twice a week to once a week, it's only a matter of time until we have to take all our trash to the dump ourselves.

A. invalid analogy B. slippery slope C. either-or D. red herring E. bandwagon

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Early television programs that included African Americans cast them in secondary roles, with white, middle-class men and women in the primary roles. These depictions tended to perpetuate stereotypes.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which type of peace is defined as the absence of conflict?

a. false peace b. minimal peace c. moderate peace d. adequate peace

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