Putting a message into the ____ that will be sent to the receiver is called encoding the message.

• format
• body

A barrier is anything that prevents clear, effective ____.

• rhetoric
• communication

A receiving barrier can occur when the receiver says or does something that causes the sender's ____ not to be received.

• message
• transmission

Something that comes from a person's ____, such as an idea, invention, or process is intellectual property.

• public domain
• mind

Digital literacy is the ability to use ____ to create, locate, evaluate, and communicate information.

• technology
• literacy

Identity theft is an illegal act that involves stealing someone's personal ____ to commit theft or fraud.

• information
• ethics

Proofreading is the process of checking the final ____ for correct spelling, punctuation, formatting, and typographical errors.

• copy
• answers

When writing using the indirect approach, details are given ____.

• first
• last

To have objectivity is to be free of personal ____, prejudices, or interpretations.

• feelings
• freedom

Informal language is language used in a casual situation without applying the rules of ____.

• grammar
• decoding