Which of the following statements about language and its relationship to credibility is true? People will generally lose their credibility if they make false statements about other people. People will always improve their credibility if they speak to their audience using clichés. People will always diminish their credibility if they speak to their audience using a dialect. People will always enhance their credibility if they claim to be experts even when they are not. People will generally find that using loaded language does not affect credibility.
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People will generally lose their credibility if they make false statements about other people. This statement is true. Making false statements about others can damage a person's credibility because it shows dishonesty and a lack of integrity. Show more…
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