Each year the leader of the local NAACP gives a speech on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This type of speech is a(n) __________.
A. commemorative celebration
B. acceptance speech
C. epideictic speech
D. forensic speaking
Answer: A
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. If disputants have little trust and a history of high tension, the mediation may require more formality and structure. 2. The offer “not to hit the neighbor if he agrees to keep the dog inside” is acceptable during a mediation session as long as it is not the only solution to the dispute. 3. For mediation to work, the parties must be able to make informed choices and represent their own interests in a safe environment. 4. Those with less social power should not use mediation.
When you make a statement that you want your listeners to accept as valid, you are making a(n)
A. analogy. B. conjecture. C. opinion. D. claim.
Which of the following is NOT true about communication apprehension at work?
A) people who have high levels of communication apprehension tend to progress up the hierarchy faster B) high communication apprehensives were also shown to be less satisfied with their occupations C) people who have high levels of communication apprehension stay at their jobs is 50% shorter period D) high communicative apprehensive people are drawn to different than those of the general public
Polarization is best described as the tendency to
A. perceive issues in terms of hot and cold. B. perceive issues in terms of black and white. C. consider all things similar essentially the same. D. view issues, ideas and the world around us in extremes.