All conflict is mediated through communication. Sometimes communication itself causes conflict, perhaps by errors in communication, or perhaps by accurately communicating a potential problem between two parties and making it seem real. Think of a conflict situation you experienced. How was the process of communication involved? Could the problem have disappeared if communication had been handled differently? What was it about the communication process itself that contributed to the problem, if it did so? If it did not contribute directly, how was communication the vehicle for the conflict? Could the conflict have occurred if there had been no communication?