Which of the following statements is the least contestable?
a. observations capture an underlying reality
b. theories about human behavior can be generalized
c. researchers should not distance themselves from their research participants
d. there is one best position from which to observe human behavior
e. human communication can be understood through research
e. human communication can be understood through research
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A) functional publics B) diffused publics C) normative publics D) enabling publics E) social media publics
When Alaina says to her best friend, "Your new hair style is very flattering!" she is __________.
A. praising B. complimenting C. apologizing D. asserting
Irrelevance, obfuscation, and violations of the quantity maxim are examples of fallacy claims based on
a. logical incorrectness. b. sophistry. c. undistributed middle term. d. breach of conversational cooperation.
Emily works very hard to avoid developing a negative impression of herself. This is an
example of Emily engaging in __________ facework. A) preventative B) positive C) corrective D) none of the above