The bully who uses his voice and physical strength to get you to do something is not using persuasion; instead, the bully is using
A. information.
B. supplication.
C. manipulation.
D. coercion.
Answer: D
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The news media role to monitor the performance of government and other institutions is called the
A) explorative function. B) big brother function. C) watchdog function. D) journalistic oversight.
What is considered to be thought leadership?
A. Creating social media profiles and stating to the world you are a leader in the business with titles such as change evangelist, gurus, and social media expert. B. Posting content that others have shared on your own account and for your audiences. C. Disseminating only certain types of content on certain platforms that get the most traction and viewership. D. Brands, individuals, and organizations can become experts in their area as they continue to produce, share, and create content where they become the go-to resource for innovative ideas, persuading people to take action in response for their created content.
The modern interpretation of the Whorf Hypothesis draws the following conclusion about the interrelationships and effects of language, culture, and thought. Which of the following statements best represents the current, accepted version of this theory?
a) Language is influential in shaping how people think and experience the world. b) Language determines how we see, experience, and interpret the world around. c) Arizona's Hopi Indians make no distinction in their language among past, present, and future tenses—and therefore cannot think about the past or future. d) Arizona's Hopi Indians have a single world, masa'ytaka, for everything that flies, from insects to airplanes. e) In Finland, there is only one pronoun for the words he and she, which helps avoid the tendency to link certain behaviors or jobs to either men or women.
"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" (JFK) is a type of reverse repetition known as ________
A) ?antimetabole B) ?anaphora. C) ?antistrophe. D) ?anadiplosis. E) ?oxymoron.