The advice to "stress the positive"when giving criticism means that you should practice empathic and polite listening by pointing out the strong aspects of the speech and ignoring the weak aspects

During the Clinton administration:

a. some members of the press found parallels with the age of YellowJournalism b. serious journalists found it hard to see major news organizations quoting theNational Enquirer and the Star c. the public took the press to task for its obsession with Clinton's sexual affairs d. Walter Cronkite slammed the press for using excessive unidentified sourcesand investigative leaks e.all of these choices

Which of the following descriptions fits with your textbook's explanation of good listening?

A. attention is focused elsewhere so you do not hear B. registering individual words and sentences but not thinking about what you are hearing C. actively think about the concepts you are hearing D. all of these choices are correct E. none of these choices is correct