The phrase "Her words cut like a knife" is an example of:
a. personification
b. simile.
c. metaphor.
d. alliteration.
b
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What observation did Chief Justice Warren Burger make in his 1976 majority opinion in Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart?
a. The First Amendment takes priority over the Sixth. b. The Sixth Amendment is a specialized protection that takes priority over the First. c. No priority is assigned as between the First and Sixth amendments. d. There is no potential for conflict between the First and Sixth amendments.
Which of the following statements is true of the blind area of the Johari window?
a) Communication is generally improved as the blind area becomes smaller. b) All information in the blind area is known by the self and others. c) A large blind area indicates high self-esteem. d) Information in the blind area is buried in a person's self-conscious.
Consider the following description of the critical argument in
Dow, B.J. (1989). The function of epideictic and deliberative strategies in presidential crisis rhetoric. Western Journal of Speech Communication, 53, 294-310. "In this essay, I attempt to describe the different functions performed by instances of crisis rhetoric that are products of different situations. I argue that 1) study of crisis discourse should be informed by an understanding of the differing exigencies that give rise to it, 2) different crisis situations call for different rhetorical responses, and 3) the most fruitful way for critics to analyze crisis rhetoric is to begin with an understanding of how the rhetoric functions to respond to the exigence of the situation" (p. 295) From what rhetorical tradition is this argument framed? a. The rhetorical tradition b. The social tradition c. The cultural tradition d. The critical tradition
Trying to find common ground when you first meet someone is what kind of strategy?
a. affinity-seeking b. offering c. networking d. approaching