Laura asks her friend Analia, "Do you love or hate our communication professor?" This statement most clearly illustrates __________.

A. indexing
B. polarization
C. bypassing
D. metaphorical language


Answer: B

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Match the proper term to this definition: the preparation for becoming a worker in the form of socialization that takes place in a child’s early life through family interaction and exposure to the media.

a. Vocational anticipatory socialization b. High code adoption c. Spillover effect d. Sedimentation

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People in ________ cultures stand closer together while talking, have more direct eye contact, and speak in louder voices than many people in the United States of America.

A. Northern European B. East Asian C. noncontact D. contact

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Expressive language appeals to the senses as _____________ language appeals to practical or useful ends

A. illocutionary B. stigmatic C. pragmatic D. prosaic

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The question-- “How much taxpayer money is America spending to bailout failing

U.S. companies?” --is known as a a. question of fact b. question of value c. question of policy d. none of the above

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