Re: Communicating articulately is typically regarded as an aggressive, per
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12 Dec 2023, 11:34
The answers are A and E.
The sentence suggests that articulate communication, often viewed as forceful and persuasive, can also serve as a means of creating a certain type of closeness while still maintaining a level of distance. The word to fill in the blank should describe a type of closeness that is conveyed while retaining an element of artificiality or lack of genuineness.
Given this context:
A. feigned
E. false
Both words convey a sense of artificiality or lack of genuineness, indicating a type of closeness that might not be entirely sincere or genuine while still appearing close or intimate.