The reality television show Big Brother often focuses on dramatic and often uncivil conflicts among residents of a house. According to sociolinguist Deborah Tannen, this reflects
a. an "I lose, you, you lose" mentality.
b. an "I win, you win" mentality.
c. an "I win, you lose" mentality.
d. an "avoidance" mentality.
e. None of the above
c
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