Rhetorical sensitivity is an alternate form of communication that can be applied to a situation in which wideopen disclosure could be harmful. Rhetorically-sensitive people

A) try to be firm in their communication.
B) accept personal complexity.
C) make consistent language choices.
D) communicate freely.
E) maintain consistent values.

B

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