According to your textbook, as a persuasive speaker, your two major concerns with respect to reasoning are to
A. adapt reasoning to both hostile and favorable listeners.
B. make sure your reasoning is clear and credible.
C. establish credibility and reason correctly.
D. avoid fallacies and support reasoning with testimony.
E. make sure your reasoning is sound and convincing.
Answer: E
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One way a speaker can avoid coming to quick conclusions is by assuming the presence of a(n) __________ audience.
A. universal B. target C. secondary D. primary
The text refers to potential outcomes of imagined scenarios as
a. assumptions. b. speculative examples. c. what-if illustrations. d. hypothetical examples.
Carrie is working on a preparation outline that will show her how each of her ideas fits into her overall speech. She should use __________ when creating this outline.
A. complete sentences B. note cards C. charts and graphs D. key words
Which of the following statements is a criticism of Communication Accommodation Theory?
A. Conversations are too complex to be reduced to convergence versus divergence. B. It is extremely difficult to understand. C. It has little heuristic value. D. It is limited in its ability to be applied to a variety of communication contexts.