Covert verbal abuse may consist of all of the following EXCEPT
a. hurtful remarks delivered in a caring and sincere manner.
b. verbal messages that are congruent with nonverbal behaviors.
c. messages that judge or deny the validity of a partner's thoughts.
d. jokes that criticize or put down a partner.
e. messages that trivialize a partner and/or a partner's accomplishments.
b
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Sometimes listeners are willing to accept the general truth of an argument, but they resist being
persuaded by refusing to accept that the argument applies to them specifically. In this case, they are using a resistance technique called A) compartmentalization. B) delusion. C) dismissal. D) the boomerang effect. E) belittling the source.
When using the neutralization strategy, relationship partners learn to look at the dialectic a new way and change the narrative to eradicate the tension.
a. True b. False
According to the Analysis Sheet for the Informative Speech, the end of the introduction should include the__________ __________ and/or _____________ ______________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Mitch plans to give a speech recounting the major struggles of the civil rights movement of the southern city in which he lives. The general purpose for Mitch's speech would be to __________
a) inform his audience about the civil rights movement b) persuade his audience that the civil rights movement was important c) persuade d) inform