Business commmtmication often has significant legal consequences. Students
thus need to learn how to avoid legal liability in their writing. Teaching such
skills provides a practical and interesting application of key business commu
nication principles and encourages students to improve their ability to analyze
audiences by looking at the language of business messages "through the eyes
of the prosecution."
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