______ occur when people don’t know how a word works or what it means and thus misapply modifiers to it.

A. Split infinitives
B. Run-ons
C. Clichés
D. Redundancies


D. Redundancies

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The power of positive thinking—also known as cognitive restructuring—is enough to foster group and member confidence because it show helps groups who to commit to ambitious goals and believe in their ability to meet them

True False

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The purpose of starting a task conflict is to

A. gain credibility in the group. B. to address disagreements over ideas, information, reasoning, or evidence. C. establish norms for reaching consensus decisions. D. win an argument about the group goal or best solution. E. get the group to use a better method of group decision making.

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The burden of proof is the logical opposite of

(a) presumption. (b) inherency. (c) topicality. (d) a prima facie case.

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What test of evidence must opinion evidence meet?

(a) The source must be a qualified expert in the field by training or background. (b) The source must be relatively unbiased. (c) There must be a reliable factual basis for the opinion. (d) All of the above

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