The real basis of communication is
APeer pressure
BPersonal ambition
CCommon experience ✓ Correct
DDesire for divergence
Correct answer: (C) Common experience
Explanation
The real basis of communication is common experience shared between the parties.
Meaning passes only where sender and receiver hold overlapping experience and reference.
Peer pressure is social influence to conform and is not the foundation of shared meaning.
Personal ambition is an individual drive and cannot serve as the common ground communication needs.
A desire for divergence pushes people apart, the opposite of the shared field that enables understanding.
The wider the overlap in experience, the more effective the communication.
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