All of the following are suggestions for preventing argumentativeness from degenerating into aggressiveness EXCEPT

A) treat disagreements as objectively as possible.
B) avoid attacking a person.
C) reaffirm the other person's sense of competence.
D) stress differences between you and the other person.


D

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and the latitudes. Discuss how you could apply, or have applied, this theory to persuasive speaking – either in a formal classroom speech or in another context (such as your workplace). What will be an ideal response?

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A field interview:

A. occurs spontaneously without prior planning by the interviewer. B. is most effective when conducted over the telephone or e-mail. C. is most effective when the interviewer can draw on terminology, issues, and themes introduced into the conversation by the respondent. D. is rigidly structured with the interviewer asking the same set of questions of each respondent. E. is a simple linear process of asking questions and getting answers.

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Which of the following sequences accurately depicts the five stages of conversation?

a) feedforward, turn-taking, business, feedback, follow-up b) opening, business, feedback, turn-taking, closing c) opening, feedforward, business, feedback, closing d) feedforward, feedback, dialogue, turn-taking, follow-up

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Deductive reasoning starts with a general category and draws a conclusion about a specific case within that category

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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