Explain and give an example of how providing too many reasons or too much detail in a negative message can have ethical or legal implications.

Thinking about the legal implications of what you say is particularly important in negative messages.In an effort to cushion bad news,writers sometimes give reasons that create legal liabilities.For example,as Elizabeth McCord has shown,the statement that a plant is "too noisy and dangerous" for a group tour could be used as evidence against the company in a worker's compensation claim.In another case,a writer telling a job candidate that the firm had hired someone else said that he thought she was the best candidate.She sued and won.