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← HistoryWhich vulnerability arose within ancient Byzantine diplomacy when intentionally ambiguous treaties were presented?
A)Unequal power dynamic perception forms
B)Interpreter's bias increases instability✓
C)Envoys exceed their explicit mandate
D)Communication suffers through code changes
💡 Explanation
Increased risks of interpreter's bias caused instability when treaties intentionally used ambiguous language during Byzantine diplomacy, because *semantic drift* allows partisan construals. This creates diplomatic incidents, therefore option B rather than the alternatives, which assume a singular agreed reading.
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