A major goal at the beginning of a conversation is
a. to talk until the other person feels comfortable enough to respond.
b. to ask closed-ended questions.
c. to talk primarily about oneself.
d. to show interest in the other person.
e. None of the above
d
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The rhetoric of confrontation and verbal threats in Arabic ______.
A. follows actual violence B. is a form of verbal aggression that diffuses actual violence C. is only directed at non-Arabs D. precedes actual violence
Sita is tri-lingual, and the class knows this and respects it. She is trying to persuade her audience, the public schools, should adopt a mandatory second language policy for all students. What we know about Sita is that she has _____
A. ethos B. pathos C. logos D. mythos
Social status is an example of a “filter” established by societal _____ and social _____
a. norms; hierarchy b. pressures; issues c. desires; wants d. barriers; scripts