Point out potential deficiencies in evidence that a speaker should be aware of.

What will be an ideal response?


- Response must reference at least five potential deficiencies:
* Unavailable for inspection
* Inaccurate or uncertain
* Not credible
* Not from a relevant expert
* Inconsistent
* Contradicted
* Outdated
* Irrelevant

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A little boy is staying home alone for the first time when a tree branch falls onto the roof. He

makes a perceptual error, concluding that the noise is a burglar breaking into his house. Describe the way he might have experienced this event, moving through the three stages of the perceptual process. What will be an ideal response?

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In a speech to convince citizens that they should conserve water, the city official

stated: "We must act now to conserve this precious resource, or disaster will follow." This official's statement, alone, represents: A) a complete deductive argument. B) evidence for a claim. C) a claim with no evidence. D) an irrefutable claim.

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The Internet generally is a form of passive communication

Indicate whether this statement is true or false

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In Chapter 2, the text states, "the word plagiarize comes from a Latin word meaning ‘to kidnap,' so in a sense, a plagiarist is a kidnapper of the ideas and words of another." The text used definition by _______

a. etymology b.example c. operation d. synonym

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