The more levels a message must go through to reach the bottom of the organizational hierarchy,the more likely that
A)diversity will confuse the message.
B)there will be information overload.
C)emails will be used.
D)filtering will occur.
E)there will be defensiveness.

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The more levels a message must go through, the greater the chance that it will be filtered or distorted in some way. When communicating through multiple layers of an organizational hierarchy, it is likely that each layer will apply its own biases or interpretations to the message, resulting in filtering.

The More Levels a Message Must Go Through to Reach