If a speaker begins a speech with a question in which the answer is obvious or that does not require an answer, the speaker is using which attention-getting device?

A. A rhetorical question
B. A hypothetical illustration
C. A startling question
D. A profound question


A

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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When Psychologist Abraham Maslow wrote, "I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail," what did he mean?

a. People should learn to master and use one specific type of communication to be effective. b. People respond well and relate positively to metaphors. c. A successful conversation sometimes must be forceful. d. If a communicator uses only one tool or method, it will limit his or her ability to communicate effectively.

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Orienting response is sensitive to all of the following except:

A) Edits B) Movement C) Conflict D) Voices

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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