Your classmate tripped and fell on her way to the front of the classroom. Propose at least three ways to help your friend save face from the five Facework strategies outlined in your text

What will be an ideal response?


We can help someone save face or save our face by overlooking a facethreatening
act, responding with humor, offering an apology to admit blame or
atonement, communicating an explanation, or engaging in physical remediation.

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a. Associated Press v. Walker. b. Brandenburg v. Ohio. c. Rosenbloom v. Metromedia. d. New York Times v. Sullivan.

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We are more likely to require more personal space in a communication interaction if ______.

a. we know the other person extremely well b. we come from an Arabic cultural background c. we come from a Hispanic cultural background d. we do not know the other person at all

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Office size expresses status in many companies

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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What is prudence?

A) extreme caution B) reliance on principles C) applying wisdom to a situation D) upholding a categorical imperative

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