“The chances of your home being destroyed in a nuclear power accident are one in five septendecillion. This is approximately the same odds of your home being struck by lightning and a meteorite at the same instant.”This is an example of:
a) using unnecessary jargon.
b) necessary technical language.
c) a typical example.
d) translating measurement scales.
ANS: d
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a. sharing secrets; disclosing personal information b. being accurate; avoiding exaggeration c. pointing out mistakes; being right d. taking charge; delineating responsibility
According to the text, what is the most inherently interesting type of supporting material?
a. a startling introductory device b. a specific purpose statement c. a summary d. an anecdote
Folb argues that nondominant groups are both ________ and ________
a. invisible; caste marked b. oppressed; privileged c. powerful; marginalized d. ethnocentric; culturally aware
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A. when we talk with others, we say things in certain ways that undermine the creation of meaning B. one person's perceptions are not more accurate than another's C. words are static and unchanging D. communication occurs in a linear, step-by-step fashion