Communication about communication is also known as

A. Paralanguage
B. Metacommunication
C. Meta-analysis
D. Verbal communication


B. Metacommunication

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Some European countries have laws banning women’s traditional face coverings and headscarves, saying such customs are repressive to women. However, the women themselves do not feel oppressed by their customs and actually feel oppressed by the laws. These countries are therefore ignoring the ______ imperative to fully understand cultural practices.

a. demographic b. economic c. ethical d. peace

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This type of violence tends to be reciprocal and occurs in the midst of conflict.

A. intimate terrorism B. negativity spirals C. common couple violence D. friendly fire

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What is an example of a loaded question that a listener might ask of a speaker?

A. "How much toxic waste is currently in our waterway?" B. "Are there things consumers can do to help limit toxic waste?" C. "Where did you find your information on toxic waste removal methods?" D. "Have you stopped pouring toxic waste into the waterway?"

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According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of reasoning from ________.In Montana an infant's underactive thyroid went undiagnosed for three months because of a medical laboratory testing error. In Louisiana a 26-year-old woman died because a medical laboratory inaccurately analyzed a mole that had been removed from her neck as noncancerous. And in California a teacher lost his life to a rare form of pneumonia when a medical laboratory confused his test results with those of another person. We can see, then, that inaccurate medical lab tests are a problem throughout the United States.

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

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