You discover a tobacco company funded a study concluding that smoking has no relationship to lung cancer. You have reason to suspect the ________ of the source of the study.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


credibility

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Contrast facts and inferences. Provide an example of each

What will be an ideal response?

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

1. Research has shown that collectivists tend to prefer facework behaviors that defend the self-face or confront the other. 2. In Kim’s model of intercultural conflict, the macro- or societal level of intercultural conflict includes factors that probably are out of the control of the interactants. 3. Most intercultural conflict involves a certain degree of ethnocentric perceptions and judgments. 4. Collectivists tend to prefer other-face strategies such as avoiding the conflict, seeking a third party, or giving in to the other. 5. In low-context cultures, such as the United States, individuals are more likely to separate the conflict issue from the persons involved.

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When giving a presentation about people, what two organizational patterns could you

possibly use and why? What will be an ideal response?

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From a creative standpoint, one of the advantages of advertising on radio is

a. You can’t provide details b. You have 30 seconds to say everything you want about the product c. Segmented markets allows you personalize your messages d. Whole families still group together to listen to the same radio programs

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