Author Question: In Conversation Style: Talking on the Job, Tannen claims that men's failure to ask for directions is ... (Read 31 times)

ap345 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

In Conversation Style: Talking on the Job, Tannen claims that men's failure to ask for directions is a serious flaw in communications between the sexes in the workplace and should be changed.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

According to Tannen in Conversation Style: Talking on the Job, men often avoid asking directions because

a. their over-direct style does not yield accurate answers.
b. asking puts them in a one-down position.
c. they fail to listen to the answers they get.
d. they don't want others to perceive them as uninformed.