Which of the following statements about the ethics of delivering bad news is most accurate?
a. delaying the bad news in a message is manipulative. b. the indirect strategy is unethical only if the writer intends to deceive the reader. c. using the indirect strategy is a way to hide the bad news from the reader. d. delivering bad news is a fact of life; consequently, you need not worry about ethics.

Option b is correct

Explanation:

b. The indirect strategy is unethical only if the writer intends to deceive the reader.

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.

c. nature verses humanity is correct