Identify and explain the central errors in everyday communication inquiry. Discuss the ways that social science seeks to guard against those errors

What will be an ideal response?


Essays should discuss the problems associated with inaccurate observations, overgeneralization, selective observation, and illogical reasoning. Each error should be countered with social scientific guards. For example, standards for measurement used in social science guard against the problem of inaccurate observation. See pages 6-7 for a discussion of ordinary inquiry.

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a. Israel b. England c. Germany d. Canada

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Arnab is a PR officer who writes for a certain type of publication in his organization

His job entails portraying the company's complex financial information and industry jargon in simple and understandable English, specifically for readers not associated with the organization. In this scenario, Arnab writes a(n) a) annual report. b) pamphlet. c) brochure. d) employee newsletter.

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It is appropriate to include a short anecdote in a lead when you want to ______.

A. give your story a sense of mystery B. express the improbability of an event C. advocate for a specific activity or point of view D. reveal personal details about yourself

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Dialectics involving a relational unit and other relational units or people within their social networks are ______.

a. internal b. external and internal c. internal, then external d. external

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