Discuss the ways that tradition and authority can both help and hinder communication inquiry

What will be an ideal response?


Essays should focus on the starting points that tradition and authority offer us. Tradition and authority, however, hinder inquiry when they limit the kinds of explanations and understandings that can be forwarded. See page 5 for a discussion of tradition and authority.

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Advertising is part of a broader legal category called __________

Fill in the blank with correct word

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Give an example of an analogy as it might be used in a public speech.

What will be an ideal response?

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Meyrowitz agrees with McLuhan that electronic media have social consequences.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Mentoria asks the associates at her new job if people usually e-mail each other or speak face-to-face when there is a question or an issue. Which aspect of the company's culture is Mentoria investigating?

A. established rituals and routines B. language use and storytelling C. prominent cultural markers D. symbols and artifacts

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