In a speech noting how high school drop outs affect us economically, James cited a
report by the CBS Evening News (May 28, 2010) that drop outs cost taxpayers more than
$8 billion annually in public assistance programs like food stamps.
Before moving ahead
with other evidence, it would be helpful for James to ____.
A) offer the disclaimer that statistics don't necessarily "prove" anything
B) translate that statistic into more specific or more personal terms
C) note whether CBS was using a descriptive or inferential statistic
D) note whether CBS was using the mean, median, or mode
B
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a. Low context b. High context c. Individualistic d. Collectivistic
Hassan's speech proposed that raising money to fix the poor condition of local roads could be addressed by putting a referendum on the ballot at the next election. The most appropriate organizational pattern for this speech is __________.
A. residues B. categorical C. spatial D. problem-solution
“We’ve been on a few dates, and I really like her, but I don’t know if she is my ‘girlfriend’ yet,” says Angelina. Explain Angelina’s statement in terms of how relationships are constructed.
What will be an ideal response?
Critics concerned about how much influence mass media trade groups seem to exert on government regulators and the legislative process often point out
A) how ill-prepared the regulators are for doing their jobs. B) that most media executives earn much larger salaries than the regulators. C) the "Washington turnstile" that moves people back and forth between jobs in the media and government jobs as regulators for those same media. D) the enormous political power and huge amounts of money that PACs and other special interest groups use in lobbying for new laws and regulations.