Describe the difference between civility and courtesy

What will be an ideal response?


Civility is a "set of verbal and nonverbal behaviors reflecting fundamental respect for others and generating harmonious and productive relationships."Sometimes equated with courtesy and etiquette, civility is a more complex pattern of behavior that involves attitudes, such as respect, and behaviors, such as providing classmates feedback on their speeches.

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A. leading question B. scale question C. fixed-alternative question D. demographic question E. open-ended question

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For purposes of simplicity, meanings can be classified into how many categories?

a) two b) three c) four d) five

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The act of convincing an audience, through verbal and nonverbal communication to adopt or

change an attitude, belief, or value is called what? A) motivation B) persuasion C) refutation D) argumentation

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Uncertainty reduction can be used to reduce partner, relational, and __________ uncertainty.

A. self B. future C. emotional D. impression

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