In the Monica Lewinsky scandal, then President declared that "I never had sex with that woman!" He was using which dimension of language?
a. thematic or textural
b. none of the above
c. semantic
d. functional
c
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Ethnocentrism is a belief in ______.
a. the moral or intellectual superiority of men over women b. the degree to which one sees his or her culture as superior c. the universality of racism d. the moral or intellectual superiority of one race over another
Hostile environment
A) periodic work out of the principal office one or more days per week, either at home or a client's site B) technologies that are used to establish communication over a distance C) "this for that" D) biological classification of individuals as male or female E) off-color jokes, suggestive pictures, offensive language F) any form of substitution of information technologies for work-related travel G) umbrella term used for individuals with nontraditional gender identities H) one's psychological or deeply felt sense of gender which may be different from one's sex I) culturally defined set of behavioral, cultural, psychological, or social traits associated with one's sex J) attempt to modify biological or physical characteristics to more consistent with one's gender identity
An either-or fallacy
A. attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute. B. forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist. C. assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable. D. introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion. E. assumes that because two things are related in time, they are causally linked.
Which of the following is true of signposts?
A) ?They hold the macrostructure of a speech together. B) ?They are generally complete sentences. C) ?They are statements that elaborate on a main point of a speech. D) ?They connect pieces of supporting material to a main point of a speech.