Which of the following statements about spoken language is true?

A) You speak in the same style that you write.
B) Spoken language uses shorter, simpler, and more familiar words than written language.
C) Spoken language uses fewer pseudo-quantifying terms than written language.
D) Spoken language uses fewer "allness" terms than written language.


B

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A) ?sensuality B) ?communication C) ?complexity D) ?commitment E) ?intimacy

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Argumentative episodes focused on a given issue that occur at least twice are called _____

a. serial arguments
b. irresolvable conflict
c. pseudoconflict
d. ego conflict

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In the 1986 Riverside Press?Enterprise v. Superior Court case (Press-Enterprise II), the Supreme Court held that:

a) preliminary hearings may be closed to the public whenever there is a “reasonable likelihood” that prejudicial publicity would result from an open hearing; b) preliminary hearings may be closed to the public only when there is a “substantial probability” that an open hearing would produce prejudicial publicity and closing the hearing would actually prevent the publicity; c) preliminary hearings must be closed to the public whenever the defendant requests it; d) preliminary hearings may not ever be closed to the public; e) jury selection must normally be open to the press and public.

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ANSWER:

False a. True b. False

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