What is the purpose or goal of restatement?

What will be an ideal response?


The purpose of restatement is to advance the listener's understanding or acceptance of an idea.

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Couples in _____ on-again/off-again relationships have the worst outcomes and least successful relationships.

A. habitual B. controlling C. mismatched D. gradual separator

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Informing, persuading, and engagement are three specific purposes of public speaking.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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According to your text, Navajo mothers typically believe that children who communicate assertively are

a. expressing their own opinions in a respectful manner. b. searching for self-identity as all children will eventually do. c. undisciplined, discourteous, self-centered, and mischievous. d. productive and cooperative members of the larger group. e. None of the above

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Research discussed in your book on gender suggests that men take a more content-orientation approach to communication. This means that they _____

a. value communication as a way to build friendships b. have bigger vocabularies than women c. talk longer and more assertively than women d. view communication as a means of information exchange

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