Chip gave an impassioned speech about legalizing marijuana with a fair amount of evidence and reasoning to back up his argument. Rather than refute Chip's arguments; however, his classmate Charlie simply responded by calling Chip a "whacked-out stoner." Charlie was resisting persuasion by __________.
A. denial
B. dismissal
C. belittling the source
D. labeling
Answer: C
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Aristotle believed that appeals to emotion were
A. useful and important persuasive tools. B. the sign of an untrained speaker. C. unethical because of their power. D. effective only when talking to women.
Figurative analogies are usually called
A) examples. B) allusions. C) illustrations. D) metaphors.
The amount of authority and limitations a group has is its
A. boundary of operation. B. area of freedom. C. corral fence. D. power lines. E. map of influence.
________ is the idea that a society functions at its best when organizations act as citizens who seek the common good
A) Transparency B) Fully functioning society theory C) Cultural relativism D) Ethical Imperialism E) Utilitarianism