In his persuasive speech, Jeremy argued that the category "sexual orientation" should be added to his state's civil rights law. Most of Jeremy's classmates listened carefully to his argument. Some were persuaded, while others continued to believe that the current system was justified. Two audience members disagreed so strongly with Jeremy that instead of listening, they wrote notes back and forth to each other throughout the speech. Which of the following statements best describes the issues of ethical listening involved in this situation?
a. Everyone in the class was an ethical listener because no one interrupted Jeremy or prevented him from speaking.
b. The people who listened carefully to Jeremy's arguments were ethical listeners, re-gardless of whether they were persuaded.
c. The two classmates who refused to listen to Jeremy's speech and wrote notes back and forth violated the guidelines for ethical listening.
d. all of the above
e. b and c only
Answer: e. b and c only