Question

the unsettling message of the posts coverage is this: the dead deserve deference that the living dont. source: slate in the sentence above, deference has the same or almost the same meaning as: recession respect accompaniment issuing

Explanation:

"Deference" means a polite yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgment of another. "Respect" has a similar connotation of showing due regard for someone or something. The other options - "recession" (economic decline), "accompaniment" (something that goes with another), and "issuing" (sending out or making something known) - do not match the meaning of "deference".

Answer:

B. respect