Roberto gave a speech on banning plastic water bottles on campus, citing environmental reasons. He supported his central idea by pointing out that plastic bottles account for much of the litter left on campus. This supporting information is called a
a. secondary idea.
b. minor point.
c. subpoint.
d. minor topic.
Answer: c
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group productivity? A) As cohesiveness increases, productivity increases. B) As cohesiveness increases, productivity decreases. C) The relationship between productivity and cohesiveness is curvilinear. D) The relationship between productivity and cohesiveness is linear.
Letting a person respond to allegations or criticisms exemplifies the journalistic ideal of ______.
A. independence B. diversity C. fairness D. accuracy
When writing a speech, it is important to
A) spell out big numbers B) place attribution at the beginning of a sentence C) give phonetic spellings for hard-to-pronounce words D) A and C E) all of the above
The origin of the term "genre" can be traced back to ________
A) ancient Greek Philosophy B) post-war French film criticism C) 19th century American literary theory D) Shakespeare