Multiple choice softskills leadership

circumlocution

  1. stench

  2. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions

  3. indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)

  4. tear made by rending
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Circumlocution is the act of expressing something in a roundabout, indirect way using excessive words: literally 'talking around' something. It's often used to avoid difficult topics. Option B describes 'ambivalence' or 'cognitive dissonance,' not circumlocution.

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