The linear model of communication can be described as

ALiberal

BAuthoritarian ✓ Correct

CConfessional

DParticipatory

Correct answer: (B) Authoritarian

Explanation

The linear model of communication can be described as authoritarian.

Its one-way top-down flow from an active source to a passive receiver mirrors an authoritarian relation.

A liberal description implies open, two-way exchange, which the linear model lacks.

A confessional description points to personal disclosure, not the structure of a transmission model.

A participatory description names shared, dialogic communication, the opposite of the linear scheme.

Feedback-based interactive models are the participatory alternative.

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