In 2007, when President Bush wanted to increase the number of U.S. troops deployed
to Iraq, he referred to the action as a "surge".
Opponents of the increase referred to it as
an "escalation," a term associated with painful memories of the war in Vietnam. This use
of language, by both sources, illustrates _____.
A) how politicians behave unethically when they interject opinion into debate
B) how inconsistencies, when present in debate, complicate efforts to resolve them
C) how qualifiers must be justified in order to not mislead listeners
D) how definitions can be persuasive, not merely informative
D
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Martin Buber emphasized the relationship between speaker and listener as
A. I-Thou B. I-You C. I-It D. I-I
According to your textbook, all of the following are considerations for selecting a topic except _______.
A. your interests B. the availability of visual aids C. the interests and needs of the audience D. the nature of the occasion or speaking situation E. none of these choices
Advertising plays an even more important role in authoritarian societies than in democratic ones
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A speaker discusses three types of work dogs. Which pattern is the speaker using?
A. chronological B. topical C. problem-solution D. spatial