_____ is the background, knowledge, attitudes, experiences, and philosophies a speaker shares with an audience.

a. Proximity
b. Common ground
c. Generic language
d. Specific language


b. Common ground
Common ground is the background, knowledge, attitudes, experiences, and philosophies a speaker shares with an audience. You should use audience analysis to identify areas of similarity.

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When the civil engineer on a team estimates the quantity of steel and concrete required to build a suspension bridge, she uses ________ power

a. expert b. referent c. coercive d. reward

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The book lists six barriers to an accurate self-concept. Describe five of these, providing

examples of each. The examples can be personal, from your own experience. What will be an ideal response?

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Briefly explain the goal of a thesis statement.

What will be an ideal response?

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Objectives should be

a. observable, measurable, repeatable, specific. b. measurable, observable, specific, attainable. c. attainable, repeatable, measurable, observable. d. observable, measurable, attainable, specific.

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