When you analyze the speaker and the situation to make judgments about the message presented, you are engaging in
A. critical thinking.
B. second-person observation.
C. active listening.
D. long-term memory.
Answer: A
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(a) an effect argument. (b) an inherency argument. (c) a significance argument. (d) a pre-emptive argument.
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A. imagine. B. fear. C. despise. D. see.