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Profanity is best described as words

a. that offend effective communication. b. that offend can create obstacles to effective communication, and are abusive or vulgar. c. that offend can create obstacles to effective communication. d. which are not found in the dictionary.

The notion that the mere threat of any kind of lawsuit decreases the aggressiveness of the news media and their willingness to pursue and publish/broadcast hard-hitting stories is most commonly referred to as ______.

a. actual malice b. chilling effect c. common law malice d. rhetorical hyperbole