b. Tone down gestures
c. Monitor facial expressions
d. Keep it short
A. The illusion of unanimity
B. Out-group stereotype
C. Pressure on dissenters
D. Collective rationalization
Answer: C
At the end of the financial aid presentation, the admissions
officer answered all questions. She then stayed to chat informally with interested students. This affected her a. initial ethos. b. terminal ethos. c. derived ethos. d. professional ethos.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. A problem with the inverted pyramid format is that it does not give readers the information they most want up front. 2. All of the 5W’s and 1H should fit into a single sentence of your lead. 3. A second-day lead could apply to a story about an event that took place months ago. 4. The purpose of asking questions is to serve as a conduit for information between the subject and the reader. 5. Question leads are useful in generating a consensus opinion among your readers.
Melinda, in a bid to impress her audience, wore jangling jewelry when interviewing a wealthy businessman on a live TV show. The act backfired miserably as her choice of jewelry became the epitome of ridicule on social media. What strategy of appearing before a video camera should Melinda have used in this scenario?
Which one of the following is incorrect grammatically?
A. For Jack and me, the raise was welcome. B. This news is just between you and I. C. Please give the files to Susan and me. D. He and Mary strolled on the beach.