When Hugh wrote the statement, "I want my listeners to replace their high fat foods for healthier
options," he was writing a ________ statement for his speech.
A) general purpose
B) general thesis
C) specific purpose
D) specific thesis
E) specific issue
C
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The most visible book industry product is the __________
Fill in the blank with correct word
Cohesive groups may have inside jokes and phrases with unique meanings to the group
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Real or imagined differences between a speaker and an audience, between two groups, or between two people can block effective listening
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Here are five passages from famous writers, orators and advertising campaigns. Please identify
instances of rhythm and repetition in their words.
a. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. (William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”) b. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today! (Martin Luther King, Jr., “I Have a Dream”) c. You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. (Abraham Lincoln) d. Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. (John F. Kennedy) e. Buy a bucket of chicken and have a barrel of fun. (slogan of Kentucky Fried Chicken)