The study of the persuasive effect of writing history in particular ways and the reasons why particular reports and analyses are offered by specific authors is known as which of the following?

a. Ethnography
b. Historiography
c. Genealogy
d. Rhetorical studies


b. Historiography

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A social or regional variation that includes pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and prosody, is known as a(n) _____

A. accent B. semantic C. dialect D. slang

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"I was so upset with my boss. She wouldn't let me off early yesterday when I wanted to attend my daughter's spring concert. I need this job so badly that I didn't even complain. My daughter was pretty upset that I couldn't be there."

Which style of conflict management does this solution represent? A) avoidance B) competition C) compromise D) accommodation E) collaboration

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Li Min called her boyfriend Fred last night to complain about her day at work. Fred wasn't really interested but knew it was important to Li Min that he listen. While she was talking, Fred kept on surfing the web, occasionally agreeing with Li Min that her boss is a jerk. Fred was engaged in

A. closed-mindedness. B. selective listening. C. pseudolistening. D. sympathetic listening.

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After a fight with your significant other, you focus on the disagreement during class and tune out a classmate's speech. In the transactional model of communication shown in the text, this is an example of ________

A) ?nonverbal communication. B) ?negative feedback. C) ?noise or static D) ?the situational context. E) ?the cultural context.

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