To Joseph, a "submarine" is a sandwich. To Alfonse, a "submarine" is a submersible ship. The

different meanings Joseph and Alfonse apply to the word "submarine" reflect the fact that words
are arbitrary.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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A. enrollment cuts B. elimination of staffing and programs C. closing schools D. changing the academic calendar

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When explaining the progress of molecular discoveries, Shanthan began by discussing Mendel's 1866 studies about inheritance of biological traits in peas, ending with recent information about the human genome project

Which pattern of organization did Shanthan employ in his speech? a. topical b. spatial c. chronological d. cause-effect

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Jill is nervous about her biology test and says to her roommate, "This is stupid! I'm stupid! I'm going to fail." When Jill gets her test back a week later, she learns that she did, in fact, fail the test. Jill engaged in ____

A) mindreading B) a self-fulfilling prophecy C) an attribution D) using a prototype E) using a stereotype

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A method of audience analysis that seeks information about specific listeners that relates directly to the speaker's topic and purpose is

A) attitudinal audience analysis. B) demographic audience analysis. C) situational audience analysis. D) contextual audience analysis. E) critical audience analysis

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