Relying on expertise to back up a claim is to use which type of reasoning?

a. argument by sign
b. causal argument
c. argument from authority
d. argument from analogy


c

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List and discuss four fundamental themes of relational communication.

What will be an ideal response?

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Nitalia remembers as a child being spanked by her parents. When she sees a child spanked in a store, she becomes tense. Nitalia is experiencing this function of emotions

a. empathy b. influence c. contagion d. sympathy

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Which of the following is the least important to consider when analyzing an audience?

A. Their knowledge of the subject B. Their knowledge of the presenter C. Their communication apprehension D. Their attitudes and beliefs E. B and C

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Collegial peers, but not information or special peers, are defined as people of more or less equal status with us.

a. true b. false

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