According to the text, rather than being abstract and theoretical, it is best to hold the interest of the audience by being:
a. general and basic.
b. concrete and vivid.
c. ambiguous and vague.
d. indistinct and common.
b
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Adolfo and Ben work together at a company. When there is a conflict in their office, Adolfo uses direct communication to solve problems and asserts his opinions. Ben uses indirect communication, focusing on maintaining relationships and solving the problem with other workers. Their difference can be described as
a. Adolfo has interdependent orientation and Ben has independent orientation to conflict. b. Adolfo and Ben just cannot get along. c. Adolfo has independent orientation and Ben has interdependent orientation to conflict. d. Adolfo and Ben are not good communicators.
The CIA's Open Source Center scans Facebook, Twitter, traditional news outlets, and other online sources to assess grassroots world opinion on a daily basis
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
When we focus on classes of individuals or objects and fail to see each one as unique, we have the misevaluation of __________.
A. static evaluation B. indiscrimination C. fact-inference confusion D. polarization
Speakers should test the credibility of the authorities they quote by asking which of the following questions:
A. Does the authority have access to the necessary information? B. Is the authority qualified to interpret data? C. Is the person acknowledged as an expert on this subject? D. Is the authority figure free of bias and self-interest? E. All of these answers are correct and should be considered.