The illusion that people who occupy positions of power represent what is appropriate and typical is described by poet Audre Lord in which of the following ways?

A. Magical thinking
B. Logical fallacy
C. Symbolic interactionism
D. Mythical norm


D. Mythical norm

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Dave, a planetary scientist, believes that a manned flight to Mars is possible based on his research findings. He prepares to propose the idea to his fellow scientists. He wishes to convince them to join him in the research and planning for the mission. He says "Thanks to my research findings, a manned flight to Mars is possible." His statement is an example of a _____

A) ?proposition of fact B) ?proposition of cost C) ?proposition of policy D) ?proposition of value

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Many speeches about procedures include visual aids

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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News on the Spanish-language Univision broadcast network tends to _______.

A. focus on longer term stories and less on breaking news B. be sensationalistic and celebrity oriented C. take a clear point of view much like broadcasters in Europe and Latin America do D. you can’t fool me, Univsion doesn’t carry news programming

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Which of the following is true regarding D.W. Griffith?

a) His Birth of a Nation broke many precedents in establishing feature-length motion pictures as a respectable and popular art form; b) He led the movement for longer films; c) He perfected Porter’s editing techniques; d) He introduced techniques of framing shots and lighting; e) all of the above

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