Classify the following definition according to its use: to reduce vagueness, to introduce or explain a new or unusual word, to evoke an attitude about something, or to accomplish some other purpose."The cliché is prefabricated language; it is packaged and ready for immediate delivery."-William F. Irmscher and Harryette Stover, The Holt Guide to English
What will be an ideal response?
Persuasive definition of a negative sort; of course a cliché is by definition trite and hackneyed.
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A) the descriptive dimension. B) the evaluative dimension. C) the normative dimension.
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The struggle in Eastern Orthodoxy over the removal of images of Jesus and the saints from churches was called the:
A. Chalcedon Controversy B. Iconoclastic Controversy C. Puritan Controversy D. Restoration Controversy
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The Bab, Sayyid Ali Muhammad, once had a vision of
a. the Prophet Muhammad. b. Imam Husayn. c. Jesus Christ. d. the Buddha.
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As IBM had a major role in creating the computer and the Internet, should IBM be held
responsible for this addiction of the former employee?
What will be an ideal response?
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