"If I stay in school, I'll be tens of thousands of dollars in debt by the time I
graduate. If I drop out of school, I won't be able to land a high-paying job." This is an
example of an argument from
(a) sign.
(b) cause.
(c) dilemma.
(d) generalization.
C
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a) Benjamin Day; b) James Gordon Bennett; c) Horace Greeley; d) Henry Raymond; e) William Cullen Bryant
A researcher using the participant observation approach should do which of the following?
a. be as unobtrusive as possible b. be as subjective as possible c. ask open-ended questions d. make on-site interpretations
One of your classmates argues in his persuasive speech, "What starving people need first is food and clean water—not counseling about the sad state of their governments, not advice about ways to attract new industry,
and not pity over the loss of their self-esteem." What principle of persuasive speaking is this class member effectively using? a. Using cognitive dissonance and negative motivation b. Presenting more advantages than disadvantages c. Satisfying basic needs before higher-level ones are considered d. Creating gradual, rather than sudden, change in listeners
Groupthink leads to blocking out possible options and analysis
Indicate whether the statement is true or false