Communication roadblock is considered as the barriers into effective communication. Based on the given scenario above about Josie and Billy's relationship, this displays the beginning of the communication roadblock which is MIND READING. Hope this answers your question. Have a great day!
Mind reading as a communication roadblock is when a person assumes that he or she knows what the other person is going to say. People who do it are often too impatient to wait for the other person to finish speaking or they are trying to dominate the conversation, somehow. Mind reading often leads to the wrong conclusion of someone else's thoughts.
The statement that describes a gothic element in the excerpt "The Lady Maid's Bell" that would show a social attitute at that the time of the Wharton's was "Some ladies are very stiff about having their servants’ friends in the house overnight."