Which example best demonstrates the informative strategy of defining?

A. The speaker tells the audience about the events surrounding a political debate on campus.
B. The speaker shows the audience how to practice T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
C. The speaker clarifies the similarities and differences between censorship and rating systems.
D. The speaker clarifies the concept of affirmative action.


Answer: D

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In the case of a lower-power source and high-power media, the media are not able to set their own agenda because the source is considered to have a voice.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following is an example of relatively mundane behavior?

A. Pulling weeds from the garden B. Men asking women out on a date C. Families visiting one another for Christmas D. Attending a funeral service at the local church

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“I think Aline and I are going to be really close friends. We just ‘clicked’ right away,” says Jen. Based on Jen’s description, you would expect her relationship with Aline to be characterized by which patterns?

a. an immediately high incidence of self-disclosure b. a long period of friendship before a sudden increase in self-disclosure c. increasing self-disclosure after getting to know each other d. a stable, low level of self-disclosure without decreasing satisfaction

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