"To persuade my audience that capital punishment does not deter people from committing crimes such as murder" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy.

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


False

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Working to write a job description for a town manager serving a population of 22,000, Angela is

the only member of the group with any work experience. Because she worked as a clerk in the mayor's of?ce for ?ve years and no other member felt quali?ed to make any decisions, Angela "takes charge" of the group. She helps the group stop ?oundering by using what style of leadership? A) autocratic B) laissez-faire C) pertinent D) democratic

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The way an individual perceives an event __________ others who perceive the same event

a. may or may not be the same as b. is accurate compared to c. is the same as d. is never the same as

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The text states that to help ensure that PR practitioners in organizations must do which one of the following to help ensure that campaigns to succeed?

a. develop several budgets for a campaign so it is scalable to the organization’s goals b. prepare more than one rationale for the campaign’s objectives c. anticipate and respond to internal coalitions and decision-makers d. remove obstacles to campaign approval by ensuring that objectives are relevant to target audiences

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According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of the fallacy of ________:Whenever the number of ice cream sales increases in a coastal area, so does the number of shark attacks. If we want to keep our beaches safe, we have to close our ice cream stands.

What will be an ideal response?

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