"A nuclear waste dump would benefit the local economy," is a
(a) factual claim.
(b) definitional claim.
(c) value claim.
(d) policy claim.
C
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According to Deborah Tannen, when men and women talk,
A) men listen and women lecture. B) the speaker is positioned as the inferior person. C) men give fewer listening cues than do women. D) women are more likely to seek to punch holes in the speaker's position.
When a speaker makes local references and shapes his/her examples for a particular situation, which context is the speaker addressing?
a. the need to understand the limitations of talk b. the need to recognize that all people are different and complex c. the need to adapt the messages and him/her self to particular audiences d. the need to consciously seek and react to audience feedback
If a speaker uses an external source in her speech, she should
A. paraphrase the source. B. mention the source if it will enhance the credibility of the speech. C. quote the source exactly. D. explicitly credit the source.
If a speaker makes a broad claim based on insufficient evidence, he has made a
A. straw man fallacy. B. hasty generalization. C. red herring fallacy. D. slippery slope argument.