If you were to give an anti-drug speech to teenagers in an inner-city public school,

you would be more successful if your language were

a. elaborate
b. grammatically proper and correct
c. clear and direct
d. imprecise.


Answer: c,

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a. the specific purpose. b. the persuasive appeal. c. the thesis statement. d. the general purpose.

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_____ encourage those feeling emotional distress to talk about what happened and how they feel about it.

a. Positive face needs b. Negative face needs c. Buffers d. Other-centered messages

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A number of states have enacted anti-SLAPP laws. These laws are primarily intended to:

a) abolish libel suits by public officials; b) abolish libel suits against public officials; c) protect those who speak out about public issues from harassment lawsuits; d) protect ordinary citizens who are libeled by making it easier for them to sue; e) protect public officials who are libeled by making it easier for them to sue.

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Members of work groups in high-context cultures spend a lot of time getting to know one another before engaging in small group interaction

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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