When an arguer magnifies the importance of a weak argument out of proportion and uses it to discredit the other person's entire position, the arguer risks committing the fallacy of
(a) simple evasion.
(b) shifting ground.
(c) ad hominem argument.
(d) seizing on a trivial point.
D
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is the condition when communicators are all connected in real time.
Fill in the blanks below with the correct terms chosen from the list below: asynchronous ,cyberbullying , cyberstalking , disinhibition ,hyperpersonal communication , leanness, netiquette , richness , synchronicity , warranting value, virtual community
Leah moves closer to George and begins to converse with him from about two feet away. Leah has chosen to move within George's _____ space.
A. intimate B. personal C. social D. public
One assumption of the Aristotelian theory of rhetoric is that effective speakers must consider their audience. This assumption underscores the notion of communication as
A. centering on a speaker's perceived sense of power B. a symbolic activity C. a transactional process D. a linear process