Addressing counterarguments, or the arguments against the speaker's own position, diminishes a speaker's credibility
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“How about I start following a savings plan?” Claude suggests to Karen after their fight over his spending habits. Claude’s suggestion is a part of the ______.
a. proximal outcomes b. distal context c. proximal context d. conflict interaction
After Hurricane Katrina, many minorities were prevented from moving into particular neighborhoods due to newly established laws about property ownership
These laws were found to be __________________ because they excluded certain groups of people from the opportunity to choose where to live—an opportunity that was granted to others. a. racist b. stereotypical c. ethnocentric d. discriminatory e. prejudiced
When Pam looked at the evaluation form of her informative speech, her instructor commented that
she should work to eliminate vocal fillers ("um" and "you know") for her next speech goal. The vocal fillers could be explained as ________________. A. physical symptoms. B. internal effects. C. external effects. D. skills deficiency.
The refinement and broad acceptance of empirical social research methods was an essential factor in the emergence of the media-effects trend
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