When speaking to relatively uninformed listeners, it is best to state your thesis explicitly or they may not grasp your main idea

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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“I can’t help how I feel. My thoughts are totally separate from my emotions,” says Nassim. Nassim’s statements reflect the ______ of emotion.

a. Biological Theory b. Social Interaction Theory c. classical theory d. process theory

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Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes first set forth his famous clear and present danger test for determining whether controversial speech is protected by the First Amendment in the case of:

a) Fiske v. Kansas; b) Schenck v. U.S.; c) Brandenburg v. Ohio; d) Whitney v. California; e) Gitlow v. New York.

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According to the text, what is the logical problem with the statement “There is no such

thing as something that is true for everybody”?

a. You couldn’t verify this statement unless you surveyed every person on the planet. b. The statement fails to acknowledge the obvious human diversity that exists in the population. c. If the statement itself is true, then this truth would serve to contradict the claim asserted by the statement—thus presenting us with an internal contradiction. d. All of the above are logical problems. e. None of the above is a logical problem—the statement is completely logical.

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It is morally acceptable for media outlets to report only positive information about companies that advertise with them

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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