Being distracted by unfamiliar or offensive words in a speaker’s message is typical of ______.

a. environmental distractions
b. medium distractions
c. factual diversion
d. semantic diversion


d. semantic diversion

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Powerful media effects rarely happen as a result of exposure to a few messages in a short amount of time--but rather slowly, over long periods of time

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The creation of programs expressly for sale into syndication to individual stations in individual markets is called

A. nonduplication production. B. primary production. C. first-run syndication. D. all channel production.

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Stereotyping in cross-cultural communication is similar to the

critical thinking fallacy of post hoc. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The model that suggests a speaker should arrange his or her arguments with the strongest argument first is termed

a. dominant. b. primacy. c. predominant. d. essential.

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