Felix has just finished a lecture on the origins of the universe. A member of the audience comes up to tell him that he could not understand the lecture because Felix kept referring to something called cosmic microwave background radiation that the audience member did not understand. What went wrong with this lecture?
A. The context of the speech was poorly chosen.
B. Felix did not use the appropriate frame of reference.
C. Felix encoded his message in a way the audience could not understand.
D. The receivers did not use the appropriate frame of reference.
Answer: C
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