Define rhetorical and direct questions. Which type of question is more effective? Why?

What will be an ideal response?


A rhetorical question is one that gets the audience thinking about the topic without encouraging them to respond. A direct question is one that demands an overt audience response. Comparisons will vary.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Explain the difference between all-purpose public figures and limited purpose public figures

What will be an ideal response?

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Elfie is generally considered by her boss to be very good at being aware of, understanding,

and managing the emotions of those people who work for her. She has also demonstrated the ability to do the same with her own emotions. Because of these abilities, it may be said that Elfie exhibits a high level of A) information triage. B) emotional intelligence. C) critical listening. D) listener apprehension.

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Recently, voice translators involving speech recognition, machine translation, and voice synthesis have been developed for handheld devices for use between English and ______.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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