Arnold wrote a defamatory letter regarding Bill which he did not show to anyone, but which he posted on a bulletin board in the laundromat. Arnold has committed:
A) the tort of slander.
B) the tort of libel.
C) neither libel nor slander, because there has been no publication of the letter.
D) the tort of false light.

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Arnold has committed the tort of libel because he wrote a defamatory letter and made it public by posting it on a bulletin board in the laundromat. Libel involves defamation in written or published form.

Arnold Wrote a Defamatory Letter Regarding Bill Which He Did