Derek was unable to go to work as he had a fever. He informed his boss over a call and his boss asked him to take the day off. This scenario reflects _____.

a. an argument
b. a monologue
c. a speech act
d. nonverbal communication


c. a speech act
This scenario reflects a speech act. A speech act is the utterance of a verbal message and what it implies about how the listener should respond. In other words, when we speak,we do.

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What are the three strategies for communicating unity through diversity?

What will be an ideal response?

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In an important 1966 decision, a plurality of the Supreme Court revised the legal test for obscenity to include the lack of “redeeming social value.” The case:

a) Miller v. California; b) Memoirs v. Massachusetts; c) Jacobellis v. Ohio; d) Hannegin v. Esquire; e) Cohen v. California.

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The __________ quadrant in the Johari Window represents information that you know about yourself but you have not revealed to others.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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