The most obvious purpose of a conclusion is to provide _________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: closure

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Prior to the emergence of the auteur critical perspective, the central creative force behind a film was generally regarded as the writer

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Explain what is meant by the principle, "Illustrate; don't argue."

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following would you expect to find in a well-constructed speech introduction?

A. a statement gaining the audience's attention B. a statement establishing the speaker's credibility C. a statement previewing the main points of the speech D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both a statement establishing the speaker's credibility and a statement gaining the audience's attention.

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Camille prepared excellent PowerPoint slides for her speech about education reform, but the speech didn't go as well as she had hoped. She had trouble finding the Enter key on her computer to advance her slides, and sometimes she skipped a slide because she held the key down too long. According to your textbook, Camille could have presented her slides more effectively if she had

A. borrowed someone else's computer for her speech. B. practiced using the keyboard until she could advance the slides easily. C. set up her slides to advance automatically. D. used her mouse to advance the slides instead of using the Enter key. E. checked the equipment in the room to make sure it worked properly.

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