An oral false statement that harms someone's reputation.

An oral false statement that harms someone's reputation.

• A. Invasion of Privacy
• B. Slander
• C. Libel
• D. Negligence

Answer: (B)

Slander is the spoken form of defamation. When someone makes a false statement about another person and shares it with others, and that statement harms the person’s reputation, it fits slander. The key is that the defaming claim is spoken, not written, which would instead be libel. Invasion of privacy covers exposing private information or intruding on someone’s private life, not false statements about reputation. Negligence is about failing to act with reasonable care, leading to harm, but not about making defamatory statements. So the oral false statement that harms someone’s reputation is slander.

Slander is the spoken form of defamation. When someone makes a false statement about another person and shares it with others, and that statement harms the person’s reputation, it fits slander. The key is that the defaming claim is spoken, not written, which would instead be libel. Invasion of privacy covers exposing private information or intruding on someone’s private life, not false statements about reputation. Negligence is about failing to act with reasonable care, leading to harm, but not about making defamatory statements. So the oral false statement that harms someone’s reputation is slander.