In the introduction to her persuasive speech, Fran said:

"There was a time when I thought I would never have a job, a decent life, a boyfriend, or any pleasure in life. But, after working as an intern at Channel 3, I know what I really want to do with my life and that gives me great satisfaction. I encourage you all to become interns, so that you, too, can discover that there is something in life that inspires passion in you... that you're willing to work for...to work hard for...to be successful...to be happy." What type of message did this speaker effectively use in this introduction?
a. an appeal to credibility
b. an appeal to reason
c. an appeal to emotion
d. an appeal to a common myth


c

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A message is usually transmitted from sender to receiver via two channels:

visual and _____. Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Explain the four methods of speech delivery and list the advantages and disadvantages of each

What will be an ideal response?

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Jenny is looking through a popular women's magazine. She notices that most of the advertisements deal with beauty, looking young, or losing weight. These social values in the media are examples of __________

a. the particular other b. the generalized other c. direct definition d. identity scripts e. none of the above

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