Simone's Pay Cut Described as "Temporary Economic Adaptation"

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Question:

Simone is the president of ZoneIn Industries Inc., a company that manufactures PVC pipes and fittings. Due to losses incurred by the company, Simone reduced a major portion of the workers' pay and called it "temporary economic adaptation." In this scenario, the term used to represent the cutback exemplifies _____.

a. libel	
b. a euphemism	
c. jargon	
d. a redundancy

Answer:

In this scenario, the term "temporary economic adaptation" used by Simone to describe the pay cut exemplifies b. a euphemism. A euphemism is a mild or indirect word or expression used to replace one that may be considered harsh or blunt.