The former president, an expert on foreign policy, is to speak about a particular
conflict. He strongly believes that one of our allies has acted improperly against a
neighboring country, going so far as to confiscate and occupy their land.
He does not
want to alienate the ally, but he believes the matter is one they should contemplate and
correct, in the interest of peace between the neighbors and in the greater region. What
should he do?
A) Switch topics to avoid telling the audience something they don't want to hear
B) Not pursue the topic since he will deliberately alienate his audience
C) Pursue the topic, providing strong evidence and argument, presented respectfully
D) Pursue a related topic, such as how two other countries in the region live in peace
C
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Jan is a communication major who believes that her female communication professors are more credible than her male profs
However, Scott, who is also a comm major, believes just the opposite— that his male comm profs are more competent and credible. How does research shed light on this situation? A. Research has produced mixed results in terms of male and female students' beliefs about the credibility of their female and male professors. B. Research reveals a "sex matching" trend, in that female students deem female profs more credible, male students deem male profs more credible. C. Research on this topic is flawed because a professor's sex and a student's sex shouldn't be factors when making a judgment of credibility. D. None of the above have resulted from research on this topic.
Continuity editing is:
A. The specific practice of watching out for mistakes during shooting, such as an illogical change in clothing or other error in a sequence. B. The team of editors who work together to complete the work of editing a feature film. C. The cutting and arrangement of shots designed to make sequences feel continuous in time and space. D. The practice of making a jump cut.
A process in which you present logical arguments to support your topic is called
a. logos b. reasoning c. debating d. ethos
Which of the following experimental designs offers the weakest argument for a cause-effect relationship?
a. Static-group comparison b. Solomon four-group design c. nonequivalent control group design d. one-shot case study