People tend to overlook their own experiences when trying to think of speech

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: T,

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False consensus occurs when members give in to group pressure or an external authority and accept a decision that they do not entirely like or support

True False

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Consider an excerpt from the statement of purpose forwarded by Sanchez and Stuckey (2000) in their analysis of the text The Indian in the Cupboard

"We then analyze the elements that promote emancipatory readings in counter-hegemonic text: the theme of maturation, overt challenges to hegemonic codes, and the proffering of implicit alternatives to those codes" (p.79) Sanchez, V.E. & Stuckey, M.E. (2000). Coming of age as a culture? Emancipatory and hegemonic readings of The Indian in the Cupboard. Western Journal of Communication, 64(1), 78-91. Which tradition in communication criticism does this description illustrate? a. The rhetorical tradition b. The social tradition c. The cultural tradition d. The critical tradition

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Which of the following should be kept in mind about your audience as you search for potential speech topics?

A) the age range of the audience, their gender, and how much information you want to provide B) who you will be speaking to, what they are interested in, and what time of day it will be C) their interests, expectations, and knowledge they already have D) their knowledge, interests, and group associations

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Interpersonal competence refers to _______

a. signals that serve as stimuli b. your ability to communicate effectively c. your motive in communicating d. feedforward messages

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