To win an intentional infliction of emotional distress suit, a plaintiff must show the defendant ______.

a. wanted the plaintiff to suffer physical injury
b. knew his or her actions or speech would cause emotional distress
c. acted negligently
d. acted in a reckless way that could cause emotional distress


d. acted in a reckless way that could cause emotional distress

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a. dating b. quotation marks c. signal response d. indexing

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With the following specific purpose statement, "To inform my audience about the major

works of Ernest Hemingway," the most appropriate organizational structure would probably be __________. a. spatial b. causal c. pro?con d. chronological e. problem?solution

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According to Ting-Toomey, in which type of culture are individuals able to express their agitation and anger about an issue and then joke and socialize with the person?

A) individualistic cultures B) present-oriented cultures C) collectivistic cultures D) future-oriented cultures

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Hamburgers and pizza are very different in taste, but they both rank among America's top ten favorite foods. This is an example of

a. figurative analogy. b. contrasting idea. c. comparable idea. d. literal analogy.

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