Claude knows that his grandfather likes to go on at length about his childhood. Claude decides to engage in pseudolistening to pass the time in conversation. You would expect Claude to ______.
a. pretend to listen to his grandfather’s stories
b. try to catch his grandfather in a lie and discredit him
c. interrupt his stories to guess the endings
d. listen to some parts of his grandfather’s stories but not others
a. pretend to listen to his grandfather’s stories
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The earliest libraries were likely large collections of inscribed clay tablets dating back to before 2100 BC. 2. The Oxford English Dictionary is routinely updated with new words such as mansplain and hangry. 3. Prior to the development of Gutenberg’s printing press, there were no books published. 4. Scriptoria was an early typeface designed by Gutenberg. 5. Gutenberg’s invention of movable type led to the world’s first mass media.
Explain what is meant when it is said that talk about technology and media affects their dissemination and influence.
What will be an ideal response?
One of the authors of your textbook shared an office in graduate school with a person who spent a summer on a kibbutz in Israel. This person was involved with a group in which, at one meeting, the key question of discussion among members was: Are you a Jew or are you an American? This is probably an example of what type of talk?
A. leadership talk B. task talk C. CR talk D. role formation talk E. pillow talk
What is wrong with this specific purpose? “To inform my audience about dog breeds.”
a. It is too specific. b. It is too personal. c. It is too broad. d. It won’t interest the audience.