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This week, your teacher has been speaking about Deaf culture and communication and has been focusing on eavesdropping in the Deaf community. Which of the following points likely came up during this discussion?

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eavesdropping is more accepted in the Deaf community than in the mainstream community

eavesdropping is more accepted in the Deaf community than in the mainstream community

eavesdropping refers to "dropping" your hand in between two people who are communicating in ASL in order to break up the conversation

eavesdropping refers to "dropping" your hand in between two people who are communicating in ASL in order to break up the conversation

in spoken English, someone may know you are eavesdropping when they see you listening to their conversation, but in the Deaf community someone may know you are eavesdropping if you are looking in their direction while they are in an ASL conversation

in spoken English, someone may know you are eavesdropping when they see you listening to their conversation, but in the Deaf community someone may know you are eavesdropping if you are looking in their direction while they are in an ASL conversation

something that hearing and hard of hearing communities both have in common is that eavesdropping is considered acceptable in both

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Based on the context of your teacher's focus on Deaf culture and communication, the points that likely came up during the discussion are:

  1. Eavesdropping is more accepted in the Deaf community than in the mainstream community.
  2. In spoken English, someone may know you are eavesdropping when they see you listening to their conversation, but in the Deaf community, someone may know you are eavesdropping if you are looking in their direction while they are engaged in an ASL conversation.

These statements highlight the differences in communication dynamics and cultural norms between Deaf and hearing communities concerning eavesdropping.

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The most likely point that came up during the discussion is:

Eavesdropping is more accepted in the Deaf community than in the mainstream community.