Will Jones recently quit his job as stockbroker and opened a florist shop. He knows how to arrange flowers and has a lot of contacts in the community, but he is inexperienced when it comes to running a retail flower business. A salesperson who sells all the operating supplies needed by florists is making a sales presentation to Jones. When the salesperson told Jones, "You need a flower stripper," Jones wondered why he would want to strip the petals off of flowers. Jones's reaction indicates a problem with:
A) the halo effect
B) jargon
C) word abstraction
D) noise
E) the recency effect

Question

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Jones's confusion over the term "flower stripper" suggests a lack of understanding of industry-specific jargon.

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