Of these four words, which one is the most likely to have a negative flavor or implication

Identify which stage of the listening process is occurring in the following scenario. on the way home from school, erik enthusiastically began telling his older brother gunter about an upcoming class field trip to the zoo. gunter looked up after a moment and said, "what? " as he pulled his earphones out of his ears. answers choices:

Ishmael wants to go on vacation with his friend's family. what's the best way he can persuade his parents to say yes? a he can tell them that he will be sad and stay in bed if he can't go. b he can explain that the vacation will be educational and safe. c he can say that he'll hate his parents if they don't let him go. d he can ask them for the money that he needs for the trip.

How do television stations and newspapers in the political process?