Before you share what looks like a political news story your really agree with on social media, you should first ______.

A. make sure it was posted from a reliable news source
B. you should check to see if any other news sources are carrying the story
C. you should make certain it’s not satire
D. all of these


D. all of these

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Interpretation as an aspect of perception occurs

a. when you experience new situations. b. when you speak out loud c. when you experience familiar situations d. when you assign meaning or value to something

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The process of producing meaning from a source's message is known as ________

A) channeling B) decoding C) encoding D) translating E) message selection

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Which of the following practices would NOT qualify as

plagiarism? a. Turning in an essay that is mostly a reproduction of an article by someone else. b. Using a friend's story about reporting child abuse and claiming that you reported the incident. c. Using a lot of information from a single published source in your presentation but always identifying that source when you use the information. d. Reciting a poem you claim you've written, 80 percent of which is based on a poem you found in a magazine. e. Using a friend's presentation that was presented in another class and, by updating some of the information and making a few adjustments in language choice, presenting it as your own.

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Once you have completed your preparation outline, you should analyze it by asking which of the following questions?

A) Does the speech as outlined fulfill the purpose you have specified? B) Will the signposts help listeners understand how informed you are on the topic? C) Does it include appropriate delivery cues? D) Have you chosen the best topic of your classmates?

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