"To persuade my audience that colleges should adhere to stricter standards when investigating and deciding cases of sexual assault on campus" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of

A. policy.
B. opinion.
C. attitude.
D. value.
E. fact.


Answer: A

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Claire is a mentor in an after-school program and works well with her group. When she recently told several boys they needed to buckle down and complete their schoolwork, they readily obliged. This demonstrates what source of power?

A) referent power B) expert power C) reward power D) legitimate power

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Exposing listeners' inconsistencies is a good way to combat the resistance strategy of __________.

A. dismissal B. denial C. belittling the source D. compartmentalization

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Your language is likely more formal in everyday speaking than when presenting a speech

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Communication & Mass Media