Question

Which rules for handling criticism are being followed in the following scenario? Select all that apply.

"Jackie, I'd like to talk to you about your essay. It's brilliant! I think you should publish it after you go back and clear up some problems with pronoun reference. Pronouns are my challenge, too."

Rule 1: Listen and think; don't hear and react when receiving criticism.
Rule 2: Praise in public; correct in private.
Rule 3: Balance criticism with encouragement.
Rule 4: Admit your faults.
Rule 5: Use "I-language."
Rule 6: Be specific.

Answer 1

Rules 3, 4, 5, and 6 are all used in the above statement

I don't think Rule 1 is applied bc it involves receiving criticism, not giving it, which is what the speaker is doing in this scenario, and I can't definitively say whether Rule 2 is being followed, because the excerpt does not give any indication or context clues that would tell us this

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answers are the options: Rules 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Explanation:

To begin with, in the statement presented above it is clearly stated that the person is trying to balance the criticism with the encouragement in the part of the text where he says: ''It's brilliant! I think you should publish it after you go back and clear up some problems with pronoun reference.'' because in that sentence the person is saying that he liked the essay but also that it has some mistakes and therefore a balance is done. In addition, the statement also establishes the faults of the writer at the part where he stated that: ''Pronoun are my challenge, too.'' and it also established in that part and in the previous one that the person uses ''I-language'' letting the reader constantly know about the person thoughts. Finally, the statement also is specific in the part where the writer says directly that he enjoyed the essay but the only problem is the pronoun reference.