According to the three-part model developed by Stephen Toulmin, the _____ is the conclusion a speaker wants an audience to agree with.

a. claim
b. warrant
c. support
d. premise


a. claim
According to the three-part model developed by Stephen Toulmin, a solid logos argument consists of a claim, support, and warrant. The claim is the conclusion a speaker wants an audience to agree with.

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Judith and Natalie work for the same employer and often have lunch together to talk about their current romances, problems with their families, and apartment headaches. Most Saturday afternoons they play tennis together. Which relationship stage do they seem to be in?

a. initiating b. differentiating c. bonding d. intensifying e. circumscribing

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As arousal moves out of the moderate range, performers are more likely to:

a. go to their dominant attentional focus/style (page 306 left) b. broaden their focus c. narrow their focus d. focus on irrelevant cues

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Systems researchers tend to offer functional explanations of communicative behavior

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Which of the following does your textbook recommend for preparing main points?

A. Limit the number of main points to between two and five. B. Devote each main point to a separate aspect of the topic. C. Be sure to use a visual aid with each main point. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both devote each main point to a separate aspect of the topic and limit the number of main points to between two and five.

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