The sales team had been meeting and arguing for over an hour. Roger could feel the group’s tension rising, so he attempted to break the stress by infusing a lame joke. Everyone laughed, more because the joke was so bad, but it did clear the air. According to Gouran and Hirokawa, Roger’s joke is an example of ______.

A. brainstorm
B. decision criterion
C. dramatizing message
D. function

D. function

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