Email and the Ladder of Inference
The Performance Improvement Blog
APRIL 26, 2012
The attitude of the sender is assumed, not actual. Be careful not to inject attitude or sarcasm into your replies, and give emails that you think have "an attitude" the benefit of the doubt. This can cause receivers to feel anger, frustration, satisfaction, or joy when none of these feelings were the intent of the sender.
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