Yukie,a salesperson for a North American car manufacturer,told one of her prospects that Honda was being investigated in Japan for unfair labor practices. Although she had heard the rumor from someone else,she was confident it was false. Yukie is guilty of:

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Yukie is guilty of slander, which is making false or damaging statements about a person or organization verbally. While libel refers to written false statements and product disparagement refers to false and damaging statements about a competitor's product, neither of those apply in this case. Reciprocity refers to an exchange of goods or services, and false advertising would involve misleading or false statements about one's own products.

Yukie,a Salesperson for a North American Car Manufacturer,told One of Her