Persuasion is best defined as the process of __________
a) influencing another person's attitudes, beliefs, values, and/or behaviors
b) changing people's minds
c) getting an audience to believe what you believe
d) convincing people to do something they have never done before
Answer: a
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a. actual malice b. chilling effect c. common law malice d. rhetorical hyperbole
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A. a controversial topic B. conveying new information C. the action the speaker wants the audience to take D. ability to increase audience understanding
A group of people who are not a fan of the brand and voice their negative options are called ______.
A. trolls/haters B. advocates C. ambassadors D. lurkers
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A. read B. memorized C. scripted D. extemporaneous