Drawing from common experiences, such as learning how to drive, is a means of establishing common ground with an audience

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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He not only introduced new headline techniques but initiated reporting on the private lives of celebrities”:

a) Joseph Pulitzer; b) William Randolph Hearst; c) Henry Raymond; d) Adolph Ochs; e) James Gordon Bennett

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Ethical speakers and listeners possess attitudes and standards that pervade their character and guide their actions before, during, and after their speaking and listening

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The term that refers to socially shared expectations of appropriate behaviors, like how to greet a friend, is

A) values. B) norms. C) social practices. D) roles.

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Which statement about using comparisons is true?

A) The items being compared must be alike in essential details. B) ?The comparison must be clear and sensible. C) ?The listeners must be able to see differences as well as likenesses. D) ?The comparison must be made between two familiar things. E) ?The things being compared must be concrete rather than abstract.

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