A message can fail and still count
Communication sounds simple: send a message, receive a message. But even the definition itself is disputed—experts disagree on whether failed, accidental, or even deceptive messages still count as communication.Communication: What It Really Is
The basic route is surprisingly familiar
Many models break communication into a source, a message, a channel, and a receiver. The sender encodes the message, sends it through a channel like sound or writing, and the receiver decodes it.Communication: What It Really Is
