When you critically examine the verifiability, quantity, and quality of the support for a speaker’s argument, you are evaluating which of the following?
a. Plausibility
b. Source
c. Evidence
d. Context
c. Evidence
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
______ or motion is an assumption of the dialectical approach that presumes the only guarantee in a relationship is that it will ______.
A. Move; begin B. Begin; move C. Start; stop D. Change; change
Don was working on his new job. When asking his boss for information, he noticed his boss's answers tended to ramble on and this made Don second guess what his boss was saying. This frustrated Don when all he wanted was information
Don's listening style would be described as _____. a. Critical listening b. Task-oriented c. Relational listening d. Analytical listening
According to expectancy violation theory, which of the following is an unacceptable form of touch?
a. Riya is having a hard time getting a read on how her brother's new girlfriend feels about her. In order to get his girlfriend to like her, Riya gives her a big hug whenever they see each other. b. Though Kelly and Sara are only casual work acquaintances, Sara puts her arm around Kelly and says she's sorry when she hears that Kelly's father has died. c. While using a handshake in the American office, Mateo greets his colleagues in the Argentinian office with a quick kiss on the cheek. d. After the girl he has been dating agrees to see him exclusively, Hiro puts his arm around her whenever they walk together so that people will know they are in a relationship.