In managing impressions,people rarely challenge the credentials of an actor,even when they suspect that a false impression is being created.Which of the following reasons does NOT explain this tendency?
A) All participants shoulder a common responsibility to maintain another's face.
B) When actors lose face, the discredited performance is uncomfortable for everyone.
C) People feel sorry for others who cannot pull off false impressions.
D) There is an implicit bargaining among actors not to question the performances that other people offer.

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The tendency to not challenge the credentials of an actor when they create a false impression is not because people feel sorry for them. The other options provide valid reasons for this tendency, such as maintaining each other's face, discomfort with discredited performances, and an implicit agreement not to question each other's performances.

In Managing Impressions,people Rarely Challenge the Credentials of an Actor,even