Ans: d. continual messages of encouragement
In the Reading Feature "Social Networking, Survival, and Healing," Brad K. explains that social media saved his life by offering him ________________.
a. suggestions for videogames that kept him distracted from his problems
b. opportunities to vent his feelings
c. free offers for legally prescribed drugs
d. continual messages of encouragement
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Dow, B.J. (1989). The function of epideictic and deliberative strategies in presidential crisis rhetoric. Western Journal of Speech Communication, 53, 294-310. "In this essay, I attempt to describe the different functions performed by instances of crisis rhetoric that are products of different situations. I argue that 1) study of crisis discourse should be informed by an understanding of the differing exigencies that give rise to it, 2) different crisis situations call for different rhetorical responses, and 3) the most fruitful way for critics to analyze crisis rhetoric is to begin with an understanding of how the rhetoric functions to respond to the exigence of the situation" (p. 295) From what rhetorical tradition is this argument framed? a. The rhetorical tradition b. The social tradition c. The cultural tradition d. The critical tradition
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Which organization pattern does the following example of main points reflect?
Main Point 1: Lack of health benefits for gay couples Main Point 2: Hospital visitation problems Main Point 3: Inheritance problems Main Point 4: Benefits and advantages of legalizing gay marriage a. spatial organization pattern b. chronological organization pattern c. topical organizational pattern d. problem-solution organizational pattern
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