According to your textbook, the most important question to ask when assessing analogical reasoning in a persuasive speech is
A. whether the two cases being compared are essentially alike.
B. whether there are enough analogies to support the general conclusion.
C. whether the analogy avoids the fallacy of post hoc, ergo propter hoc.
D. whether the analogy assumes that complex events have only a single cause.
E. whether the analogical principle is supported by the major premise.
Answer: A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Media producers typically:
a. have to guess what type of content the audience wants b. keep the elements of the messages anchored in the real world c. simply reproduce real-world messages d. do not depend on viewers’ suspension of disbelief
The first part of a presentation is known as the
A. body. B. citation. C. introduction. D. conclusion.
People tend to remember messages more easily when the ideas are organized in no more than five major "chunks" of logically related ideas
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.