Answer:
c. "Jones pled guilty to a violation of campaign contribution laws"
Explanation:
A defamation constitutes false statement of fact that exposes a person to damages in the form of hatred, ridicule, or contempt, or causes loss to his business.
In the above statement, a false statement is made against Jones which could highly damage Jones's reputation. Notice also that it is specific as it a refers to "Jones" unlike the other options in the question.
Answer:
B. the energy a spring has by being compressed
The correct answer is Max Weber
The German sociologist Max Weber is one of the main theorists of sociology and occupies, along with Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx, one of the bases of the so-called triad of classical sociology. Weber founded a method of sociological study based on what he called social action and produced useful studies for understanding the formation of capitalism. Weber's most widespread book is Protestant ethics and the spirit of capitalism, in which he analyzes the proximity of the formation of capitalism to the spread of Protestantism.
