Which quality of communication is most affected when a message contains an incorrect figure?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Correctness
An incorrect figure makes the message factually inaccurate, so its correctness is affected. A message may be brief and polite, but those qualities cannot compensate for a wrong number. Conciseness concerns avoiding unnecessary words, courtesy concerns respectful language, and empathy concerns understanding another person’s feelings; none directly addresses the factual error as precisely as correctness.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Correctness
Why is this the correct answer?
An incorrect figure makes the message factually inaccurate, so its correctness is affected. A message may be brief and polite, but those qualities cannot compensate for a wrong number. Conciseness concerns avoiding unnecessary words, courtesy concerns respectful language, and empathy concerns understanding another person’s feelings; none directly addresses the factual error as precisely as correctness.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 English question. Chapter: Father to Son. Topic: Communication Problems.
