Alyse opened her persuasive speech as follows:
"A hundred years ago, the lack of a local railroad stop
condemned many towns to a slow death. Thirty years ago, interstate highways helped many communities
prosper, while those on the back roads stagnated. Now, the 'information superhighway' is coming....Just
as railroads and interstates brought prosperity to some communities and left others to become ghost
towns, the information superhighway offers promise to those it reaches and threatens to leave others to
slowly die...." Alyse used what kind of comparison or contrast to describe the problem of discrimination
in the information age?
A) literal contrast
B) literal comparison
C) figurative contrast
D) figurative comparison
B
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All of the following are strategies for bolstering the audience’s defense against counter messages except:
a. inoculation b. confirmations c. warnings d. supportive treatments
Pearson, the world’s largest publisher, is best known for ______.
A. financial publications B. the Harry Potter series C. books for the education market D. popular trade books
One of the biggest consequences of attacks on journalists around the world is which of the following?
A. that the military has to expend resources rescuing them B. that young people are discouraged from becoming journalists C. that journalists are discouraged from telling stories about the countries where it is too dangerous for them to work D. that all of the attention from the attacks bring more attention to the areas where the attacks take place
Generally, the broad _____ culture perceives direct eye contact as a welcome expression of openness and honesty, while some other cultures view this as an inappropriate tactic, a lack of respect, or an aggressive move
a. American b. Asian c. European d. Latin American