A newspaper published a classified advertisement that said, “Having trouble? Need to remove someone? Contact me to get rid of your problems. Bill.” Dick hired Bill to kill his golfing partner, Frank. Frank’s family sued the newspaper. A court likely would find ______.

a. a reasonable person could not understand the advertisement meant “murder for hire”
b. the newspaper’s free speech rights protect all the ads it runs
c. a reasonable person should have known the advertisement had a substantial likelihood of causing harm
d. the newspaper is not responsible for the ad even if it could be understood as meaning “murder for hire”

c. a reasonable person should have known the advertisement had a substantial likelihood of causing harm

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Although public speaking does not threaten a person's physical, academic, or financial well-being, many people feel that public speaking threatens their emotional well-being, so they therefore identify giving a speech as a(n)

A. stressor. B. fear. C. problem. D. impossibility.

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