“Young people today are so self-involved. They’re always on their phones, posting about their meals on Facebook and the Twitter,” says Rosemary. “They’re all about instant gratification. And you can’t count on them to follow through on anything,” Arthur agrees. Identify and explain the destructive process of verbal symbol use that Rosemary and Arthur are using.

What will be an ideal response?


Rosemary and Arthur are engaging in negative contagion. This process involves people matching each other’s negative comments.

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The best listening strategy for dealing with information overload is

A. shutting down so you don't have to receive any more messages. B. thinking about other topics. C. realizing that the average person speaks more quickly than we can process that information. D. summarizing the speaker's ideas while we wait for them to finish.

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__________ refers to the feeling of being overwhelmed with the number of messages we encounter each day

Fill in the blank with correct word

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Give examples of common reporting errors and explain their effect on your readership.

What will be an ideal response?

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